Roger Raveel

Roger Henri Kamiel, Knight Raveel (15 July 1921 – 30 January 2013) was a Belgian painter, whose work is often associated with pop art because of its depiction of everyday objects. Raveel's style evolved throughout his career, from abstract to figurative.[1][2][3]

Colored poles on the Grote Markt, Haarlem by Roger Raveel, 2004

Raveel was born in Machelen-aan-de-Leie, Belgium, and trained in the academies of Ghent and Deinze.[2] After 1952 he began to use large white spaces. A central theme in his work was the opposition of fiction and reality. In 1976 he created a large wall painting in the Brussels metro station Mérode. Portraits of his first wife and favourite model Zulma, to whom he was married until her death in 2009, were a running motif throughout his work.

Raveel died on 30 January 2013 in Deinze, at the age of 91.[2] On 15 July 2016, Google Doodle commemorated his 95th birthday.[4]

Works
  • Raveel, Mural 2., 1966, painting on a wall, in the basements of castle Beervelde, Belgium
  • Raveel, Ensor, vive la Sociale?, 1976, mural in the Brussels' Merode metro station
  • Raveel, Man op Stoel (Man on a Chair), 1986, oil on canvas, Van Abbemuseum
  • Raveel, Hugo Claus monument, 1993, sculpture of stainless steel + poem-line of Hugo Claus, Watou in Belgium

References
  1. "Obituary: Belgian Painter Roger Raveel (1921-2013)". The Bulletin on Xpats.com. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. Belga (news agency) (30 January 2013). "Le peintre Roger Raveel décède à l'âge de 91 ans" (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  3. "Raveel, Roger". Winkler Prins (9 ed.). 1991.
  4. "Roger Raveel's 95th birthday". Google.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.


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