Lucebert - work on paper

Lucebert (1924 – 1994) was drawing continuously, even during periods of intense literary activity when many paintings were created. Drawing was the most natural medium of expression for him. He drew with great accuracy and was greatly skilled in improvisation. Originally Lucebert worked with Indian ink, using black en white and every shade in between. Later he was more inclined to use water colours, coloured chalk or pastels.

Lucebert permitted himself a great deal of artistic licence: he pasted cuttings from newspapers onto his drawings and changed from one style of drawing to another. Sometimes it is quite clear that a drawing has been created from an inkblot casually thrown onto the paper or has developed from whimsical line. There are also many drawings showing figures depicted in a more realistic way. The drawings present a world ranging from freakish monsters to terrifying hideous creatures. Lucebert regarded society as a jungle, beneath whose glossy varnish of fairness en progress, the rule of the survival of the fittest still prevailed. The works shown are from the Van Lanschot Bank Collection.

During the exhibition the new Clos Up documentary by our media partner AVRO, entitled ´Zoeken naar Lucebert´(Looking for Lucebert) will be screened. This reveals Lucebert as a poet, painter, photographer, graphic artist, draughtsman and ceramist.

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Lucebert - work on paper