undoubtedly influenced by"COBRA"but not with the same intentions. "COBRA" was looking, if not searching for,
to get rid of the wars (and denied them at the same time) while another movement was looking
for freedom of spirit (there was still a war going on at that time in Algeria) that resulted in the end
in the so called "Informal Movement" which infact infiltrated the whole european world of art.
In Francec (Dubuffet, Wols, Fautrier), Spain (Tapies), in Belgium (Mark Verstockt), in The Netherlands
(Armando, Wim de Haan , Cor de Nobel, Jan Schoonhoven, Henk Peeters, Jaap Wagemaker, Peter Royen,
Tajoka, Theo Bennes). It is at least remarkable that The Netherlands were so broadly represented.
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This painting (size 57 x 61 cm, lacquer and oilpaint on hardboard, from 1955) by COR DE NOBELwas
for him a change to a way of even moere freedom, thast;s to say, an absract way, and thus it is a landmark.
On the next page 2 small paintings from the same period form is still important, like color, but under
the influance of especially TAPI�S (whom he met in '57), and after a trip in Spain, his work changed rapidly.
for him a change to a way of even moere freedom, thast;s to say, an absract way, and thus it is a landmark.
On the next page 2 small paintings from the same period form is still important, like color, but under
the influance of especially TAPI�S (whom he met in '57), and after a trip in Spain, his work changed rapidly.