Jan Burssens, Lyrical Abstract Composition 1960

Lyrical abstract composition by Belgian artist Jan Burssens, Belgium, 1960. Associated with post-war Belgian lyrical abstraction and matter painting, Burssens developed a highly physical painterly language during this period, drawing from the dripping abstraction of Jackson Pollock while using layered paint and movement to structure the composition.

Executed with dynamic drippings and rich texture characteristic of Burssens' work from the early 1960s. Signed lower right. Preserved in excellent condition, professionally framed in a natural wood shadow box frame and protected with Artglass AR 70. A strong example of post-war Belgian abstract art.

h x w x d: 93 x 98 x 4 cm / weight: 11.30 kg

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About Jan Burssens

Jan Burssens (1925–2002) was a Flemish painter who moved away from post-war expressionism towards a more abstract and material-driven way of working. His paintings are built up through layering and dripping. He exhibited internationally, including at the Venice Biennale and Documenta, and his work is held in collections such as S.M.A.K. in Ghent and the Guggenheim in New York.

Through his brother-in-law Dan Craet, a Belgian modernist architect who realised several houses in Mariakerke (Ghent) together with René Heyvaert, he was also connected to a broader Belgian artistic and architectural context.

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