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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Peter Colfs, A circus scene
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Peter Colfs

A circus scene
1946
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated Peter Colfs, '46 (upper right)
H. 78 x W. 110 cm

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Peter Colfs (Belgian, 1906 - 1983) was a multidisciplinary artist. He is best known as a painter (mainly portraits, still lifes, cityscapes and allegories), but also fabricated monumental murals. He...
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Peter Colfs (Belgian, 1906 - 1983) was a multidisciplinary artist. He is best known as a painter (mainly portraits, still lifes, cityscapes and allegories), but also fabricated monumental murals.

He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp from 1923 - 1931. 

In 1931, he won the Godecharle Prize and the scholarship he received with it took him on a study tour through France and Spain. Colfs represented Belgium in the art competition held for the fifth time in 1932 as part of the Olympic Games. In 1933, he also won the Prix de Rome, a prestigious prize for young artist 

From 1936, Colfs would return to the art academy in Antwerp, where he worked as a teacher.

His most famous work was the tapestry 'Triumph of Peace', an allegory of prosperity and equality. This tapestry was donated to the United Nations by the Belgian government in 1954.

Colfs also became internationally known for murals for ocean liners, and panel paintings for several world exhibitions.

 

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Literature

 Bénézit, E.; Pas, W. & G. – Arto 2000

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