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.

