About Jan Montyn
Lived 1924 – 2015 (aged 90). Jan Montyn was a Dutch poet, painter, writer, etcher, printmaker and visual artist.
Jan Montyn (13 November 1924 – 10 August 2015) was a Dutch artist, specialized in etching. He was best known for his paintings of wars to which he had been an eyewitness.
Montyn was born in a conservative Calvinistic family and was raised in Oudewater. In the Second World War he joined the German navy and fought on the eastern front. After the war he lived in France and in the Netherlands. His work is displayed in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam.
Montyn died on 10 August 2015 in Amsterdam, aged 90.
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Who was Jan Montyn?
Dutch artist (1924-2015)
When was Jan Montyn born?
Jan Montyn was born on 13 November 1924 in Oudewater.
When did Jan Montyn die?
Jan Montyn died on 13 August 2015 in Amsterdam.
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Jan Montyn was a poet, painter, writer, etcher, printmaker and visual artist.
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Jan Montyn was Dutch.
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