About Paul Overy
Lived 1940 – 2008 (aged 68). Paul Overy was a British historian, critic, art historian, architect and writer.
Paul Vivian Overy (14 February 1940 – 7 August 2008) was a British art historian and critic who was an authority on De Stijl.
Selected publications Edouard Manet, 1967 De Stijl, 1969 - Studio Vista De Stijl, 1991 - Thames & Hudson Kandinsky: The Language of the Eye, 1969 The Rietveld Schröder House, 1988 (co-author) The Complete Furniture of Gerrit Rietveld, 1993 (co-author) Light, Air and Openness, Modern Architecture Between the Wars, 2008.
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Who was Paul Overy?
British art historian and critic
When was Paul Overy born?
Paul Overy was born on 14 February 1940.
When did Paul Overy die?
Paul Overy died on 7 August 2008.
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Paul Overy was a historian, critic, art historian, architect and writer.
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Paul Overy was British.
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