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Signed by the Artist. Comes with Passe-Partout. François Lodewijckx was born in Zierikzee (1939 - died in 2013). He studied at the Rijksnormaalschool from 1961 to 1964 and obtained his certificate MO-A Drawing. From 1964 to 1966 the artist studied at The Royal National Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Here he followed the disciplines of free graphics and portrait painting. In Paramaribo, Lodewijckx was a teacher at the Surinamese Academy of Visual Arts. From 1972 to 1989 he taught at the Minerva Academy in Groningen. Most work arises from the imagination, with an occasional addition from observation. Besides a strong thematic bond (man, people and environment), a continuous research of materials takes place. Combinations of materials and techniques are subordinated to the theme. This material research has led to quite unique processes, such as charcoal printing with gombatik. The structure of the substrate largely determines the final result. It has been said that François Lodewijckx was an interpreter of a dream world in which humans and animals take center stage. He shows great versatility in technique with a very thoughtful and sensitive use of color.