Jos De Cock

alt=Tomb of Pierre Restany and Jos De Cock at Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris.

Jos De Cock (15 January 1934 – 10 October 2010 ), was a Belgian-French painter, watercolorist, etcher and sculptor.

She is also known as Jojo Restany, Josiane De Cock, José-Anne Decock Restany, Josianne de Koch, Jose-Anne Martine Paulette Decock, Josyane, or Josée-Anne.

Education Jos De Cock received her training at the academy of Etterbeek (Belgium) and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. In Belgium, she also took courses with Edgard Tytgat and in France with André Lhote.

Work De Cock was active from 1956 until later in her life. Her work has been described as symbolism. De Cock's oeuvre is characterized by symbolist themes, exploring the interplay between the visible and the invisible, often delving into metaphysical and fantastical realms.

De Cock received the Prix de la Jeune Penture Belge in 1958, as well as an award from the Musée d'Art Moderne the same year. She received a medal from the City of Paris in 1960.

Collections De Cock's work is held in the permanent collections of the Museo De La Solidaridad Salvador Allende, the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris and the Bibliothèque nationale de France, among others.

Personal life Later in life, De Cock married art critic Pierre Restany.

She is buried together with Pierre Restany at the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris.

Select solo exhibitions

1956 Brussels, Belgium, Galerie Renoir 1956 Paris, France, Galerie Apollo 1956 Paris, France, Galerie Voyelles 1958 Paris, France, Galerie Colette Allendy 1958 Paris, France, Club des Quatre-Vents 1962 Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium, Galerie du Casino 1963 Brussels, Belgium, Galerie Ravenstein 1963 Genève, Switzerland, Galerie Saint-Germain 1963 Liège, Belgique, A.P.I.A.W 1965 Paris, France, Galerie Saint-Luc 1967 Antwerp, Belgium, Galerie Campo 1970 London, United Kingdom, Roland, Browse et Delblanco 1977 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, Musée Municipal 1979 Paris, France, Galerie Jean-Pierre Lavignes 1980 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Galerie "Café des Arts" 1984 Montpellier, France, Musée Olivier Brice, Château de Cambous - Vios en Laval 1985 Nancy, France, Galerie Municipale, Hôtel de Ville 1986 Paris, France, Paris Art Center 1987 Paris, France, Galerie Eolia