Leo Glans

Leo Hendriques Hugo Glans (11 April 1911 in Paramaribo – 9 October 1980 in Wassenaar) was a Surinamese painter. He was the first Surinamese to study at the Rijksakademie.[1]

Leo Glans
Born
Leo Hendriques Hugo Glans

11 April 1911
Paramaribo, Suriname
Died9 October 1980(1980-10-09) (aged 69)
Wassenaar, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Occupationpainter

In 1927, Glans opened the Van Gogh studio. There was no proper education for art painting in Suriname and therefore he applied for a scholarship, and in 1929 leaves for Amsterdam.[1] During 1929 and 1930, Glans spent his Saturdays in Natura Artis Magistra drawing animals.[2] Between 1936 and 1938, Glans starts to explore many modernist movements like cubism and expressionism. Many still lifes are painted during that period as well. [1] Around 1940, Glans becomes blind, because of leprosy.[1] In 1946, Glans married, moved to Wassenaar were they started an art collection.

Bibliography
  • C.H. de Jonge-Verduin Licht en duisternis; De Surinaamse schilder Leo Glans (1911-1980). Amsterdam: KIT, 2005.

References
  1. "Biographical sketch". Leo Glans via Archive.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. "Ontdek aquarellist, pastellist, schilder Leo Glans". RKD – Dutch Institute for Art History (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 June 2020.


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