Lodewijk Bruckman facts for kids
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Lodewijk Bruckman
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Lodewijk Bruckman in 1983
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Lodewijk Karel Bruckman
14 August 1903 |
| Died | 24 April 1995 (aged 91) Leeuwarden, Netherlands
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| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Royal Academy of Art |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Magic realism |
Lodewijk Karel "Loki" Bruckman (born August 14, 1903 – died April 24, 1995) was a Dutch painter. He was known for his unique style called "magic realism." Bruckman lived and worked in the Netherlands, the United States, and Mexico. Today, you can see many of his paintings at the Museum de Oude Wolden in Bellingwolde, Netherlands.
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About Lodewijk Bruckman
Lodewijk Karel Bruckman was born on August 14, 1903. His birthplace was The Hague in the Netherlands. His father, Karel Lodewijk Bruckman, was a house painter. Lodewijk had two sisters and two brothers. One of his brothers was his twin, also named Karel Lodewijk.
Becoming an Artist
Lodewijk and his twin brother studied art together. They went to the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. There, they learned from a teacher named Henk Meijer. Lodewijk started his career painting sets for plays. Later, he taught drawing. Eventually, he became a full-time artist, focusing on fine art.
Life in Different Countries
In 1949, Bruckman moved to the United States. He lived there with his manager, Evert Zeeven. They lived in New York City and Provincetown. They also spent time in Morelia, Mexico. During this time, Bruckman showed his art in many galleries in New York.
In 1968, Bruckman and Zeeven moved back to the Netherlands. They lived in different towns, including Wemeldinge and Haarlem. Bruckman stopped painting with oil in 1986. However, he continued to create beautiful pencil drawings. In 1989, they moved to Leeuwarden. Bruckman passed away in Leeuwarden in 1995, when he was 91 years old.
Bruckman's Painting Style
Bruckman painted realistic pictures. He often painted forest scenes. He also created many still lifes. These paintings showed everyday objects like fruit, flowers, shells, eggs, feathers, and towels. His art style is often called realistic, surrealistic, or magic realistic.
What is Magic Realism?
In 1958, a writer named Frank Crotty described Bruckman's paintings. He said they were both realistic and surrealistic. This means they looked very real, but also had a dream-like or magical feeling. Crotty compared Bruckman's painting style to that of Salvador Dalí.
Bruckman painted objects with amazing detail. His paintings often looked so real that they seemed three-dimensional. For example, he painted many feathers. They looked so real, you might think a breeze could blow them away! This kind of painting is called "trompe l'oeil." It's a French phrase meaning "to trick the eye."
Bruckman's Success
Lodewijk Bruckman became quite popular in the United States. However, he was not as well-known in his home country, the Netherlands. In 1953, his painting Composition With Peaches won a special award. It was chosen as the favorite painting at the Boston Arts Festival. He also won the J. Porter Brinton Prize in 1954.
Some of his famous works are in important museums. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City owns his still life painting called Mobile (1955). The Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis has his painting named Rancho Style (1960).
In the 1980s, Bruckman gave many of his paintings away. He donated fifteen paintings to the town of Goes. He also gave 21 paintings to the town of Bellingwedde. These paintings are now part of a special collection. You can see them in a permanent exhibition at the Museum de Oude Wolden in Bellingwolde, Netherlands.
