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The Dutch Modernist who painted portraits and nature-based abstraction on an intimate scale: Edgar Fernhout

AUGUST 17, ON THIS DAY Painting still life and portraits in the early stage of his career, this painter gradually moved towards landscapes and abstraction. Edgar Fernhout was born on this day, August 17, 1912. Hailng from a family of artists, Edgar was the son of artist Charley Toorop and philosopher Henk Fernhout. He was …

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