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Etching by Lucebert. Without title. Number: 155/200. Frame dimensions: H. 52 x W. 45cm. Work dimensions: H.24 x W. 22cm. The work is signed by the artist at the bottom right, in pencil.
Lucebert's talent was discovered when he started working for his father after school. After six months of art school, he decided to become homeless between 1938 and 1947. In 1947, a Franciscan monastery offered him a roof over his head, in exchange for a huge mural. Because the nuns did not appreciate his work, they had the whole thing painted over with white paint. He belonged to the Dutch literary movement of De Vijftigers, which was strongly influenced by the European avant-garde movement COBRA. Lucebert's early work in particular shows this influence, and his art in general reflects a rather pessimistic view of life.