Jan Cornelis Hofman

Jan Cornelis Hofman, alias Jean Hofman, was a Dutch post-impressionist painter, born on April 12, 1889, in Nieuwer-Amstel (the Netherlands), died April 30, 1966, in Schaerbeek - Brussels (Belgium). He began as decorator and painter of porcelains in Delft (Netherlands).

Jan Cornelis Hofman
Self-Portrait 1929
BornApril 12, 1889
Nieuwer-Amstel - Netherlands
DiedApril 30, 1966
Shaerbeek-Brussels - Belgium
NationalityDutch
Known forArt Painter
MovementPost-Impressionist

His artistic preferences for post-impressionism result in painting Flanders' landscapes, marines, farms' interiors, still lifes and flowers, but very few portraits.
Living in Brussels as from 1913, he was member of the group «L'Effort» and is mainly considered as Belgian artist...

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