Fons Roggeman
Belgian painter (1939-2024)
Fons Roggeman (16 June 1939 – 24 December 2024) was a Belgian painter.
Fons Roggeman | |
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 Roggeman in 2024 | |
| Born | 16 June 1939 Aalst, Belgium |
| Died | 24 December 2024 (aged 85) Deurle, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | painter |
Roggeman is considered as one of the pioneers of classically, figurative painters in Flanders of the second half of the 20th-century.[1] In 2017 he won the Binus Culture Prize.[2] His work has been exhibited in many exhibitions and he had an exibition about his entire oeuvre in November 2014.[3][4][5]
Roggeman had cancer and had had two major open heart surgeries.[2] He died in Deurle on 24 December 2024, at the age of 85 years old.[2][6]
References
change- ↑ "Leven voor de kunst". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 22 July 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Latemse kunstschilder Fons Roggeman (85) overleden: "Wanneer hij iets vertelde, hing iedereen aan zijn lippen"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 25 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Axel Daeseleire organiseert expo met werken van Fons Roggeman en Joe Van Rossem: "Wat zij gemaakt hebben, noem ik intimisme"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 9 November 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Bij deze kunstwerken hoort chocolade: Fons Roggeman (82) lanceert boek, tentoonstelling en praline". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Fons Roggeman (75) stelt eindelijk tentoon". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 25 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ↑ "Schilder Fons Roggeman (85) overleden: "Hij was een kunststroming op zichzelf"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 26 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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