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Picture This: Ilse D’Hollander, Victoria Miro gallery, London
Untitled, 1996, Oil on canvas, 31 x 38 cm;
Pics: © The Estate of Ilse D’Hollander / Courtesy The Estate of Ilse D’Hollander and Victoria Miro, London/Venice
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FLEMISH painter Ilse D’Hollander committed suicide in 1997 at the age of 28 and only a single solo exhibition of her work was held during her lifetime. Yet in her short life she created intelligent, sensual work of rare clarity, beguiling composition and a breath-taking colour palette.
Mist, 1996, Oil on canvas, 53 x 47 cm; Pics: © The Estate of Ilse D’Hollander / Courtesy The Estate of Ilse D’Hollander and Victoria Miro, London/Venice
Born in Sint Niklaas, D’Hollander drew upon her experience of the Flemish countryside where she spent her highly productive final years of her life, producing over 500 paintings. A selection is now on show in a free exhibition at London's Victoria Miro Gallery.
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