„Van Gogh.. Fascinating. The fragility of that strong spirit.“
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
Geburtstag: 19. Oktober 1895
Todesdatum: 28. Dezember 1981
Bram van Velde war ein niederländischer Maler.
Bram van Velde ist der ältere Bruder des Malers Geer van Velde .
1922 verbrachte er zwei Jahre in der deutschen Malerkolonie Worpswede.
1937 schloss er Freundschaft mit Samuel Beckett.
1964 nahm er an der documenta 3 in Kassel teil. Wikipedia
„Van Gogh.. Fascinating. The fragility of that strong spirit.“
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
„Of course painting is ridiculous. But it’s the only way I've got to get closer to life.“
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
1970's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde (1970 - 1972)
„Everything has to end before it can begin.“
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
short quotes, 2 April 1967; p. 63
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
11 August 1972; p. 90
1970's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde (1970 - 1972)
31 October 1966; p. 59
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
„The more you know, the less you are.“
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
„Yes, I abandoned everything. Painting required it. It was all or nothing.“
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
short quotes, 29 August 1972; pp. 92-93
1970's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde (1970 - 1972)
1970's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde (1970 - 1972)
„A painter is someone who can't use words. His only escape is to be a seer.“
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
short quotes, 14 September 1967; p. 63
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
„I'm trying to see, when everything in this world conspires to prevent us from seeing.“
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
„Most people's lives are governed by willpower. An artist is someone who has no will.“
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
in his letter to H. E. Kramer, 25-10-1926, as quoted in: Bram van Velde, A Tribute, Municipal Museum De Lakenhal Leiden, Municipal Museum Schiedam, Museum de Wieger, Deurne 1994, p. 44 (English translation: Charlotte Burgmans)
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1970's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde (1970 - 1972)
1970's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde (1970 - 1972)
short quotes, May 1972; p. 87
1970's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde (1970 - 1972)
2 April 1967; p. 62
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)