About Ton van Os
Born 1941. Ton van Os is a Dutch painter and sculptor.
Anthonius Petrus (Ton) van Os (born 2 March 1941) is a Dutch artist who works as etcher, monumental artist, graphic artist, wall painter, painter and mosaicist.
Born in Rotterdam, Van Os studied at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (now Willem de Kooning Academy) from 1958 to 1962. In the 1970s he started to receive international attention for his work. Van Os was awarded the Award on the Threshold prize by the City of Rotterdam in 1962, and the Hendrik Chabot Award in 1974.
Selected publications Trudy Drescher, Ton van Os, Rotterdamse Kunststichting, 19 Dec. '69-12 Jan. '70, Rotterdamse Kunststichting, 1969. Ton van Os (1980), Veertig etsen: 1972-1974. Ton van Os, Het werk van Ton van Os, 1986. Ton van Os: schilderijen/paintings, 1987-1989, 1988. Ton van Os (2011), Steven Aalders en Ton van Os: 'For Philip Guston'.
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Who is Ton van Os?
Dutch artist (born 1941)
When was Ton van Os born?
Ton van Os was born on 2 March 1941 in Rotterdam.
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Ton van Os is a painter and sculptor.
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Ton van Os is Dutch.
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