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Rik Slabbinck (Belgian, 1914-1991)

Rik Slabbinck (Bruges, August 3, 1914 - Bruges, July 19, 1991) was a Belgian painter.
Slabbinck Slabbinck was the son of Henri and Elisabeth Andries. His father led a workshop of art embroidery for vestments, flags and facings. Rik took classes at the academy in Bruges and at the Sint-Lucas in Ghent where the desire grew to go through life as an artist-painter. He was briefly led by Constant Permeke. In 1936 he had his first exhibition in Ghent and in 1937 at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. In 1938 he built his studio, and later his home in St. Peter Molenstraat, from which he then had an unobstructed view of the polder landscape. After the war, in 1946, he married Lily Neef and they had two sons.
In 1940 and 1943 he won Second Prize of Rome. In 1945 he was co-founder of Jeune Peinture Belge, but pulled out in 1947, along with Luc Peire, out back. From 1950 he left the dark colors of Permeke to evolve into the rich and bright coloring which characterized his later work. In 1950 he won the second prize for landscape painting in Santa Marghereta (Italy) and in 1953 he spent a long time in Provence.
The main themes of his paintings include landscapes, still life, portrait and nude. He portrayed include Herman Teirlinck, Stijn Streuvels and Jan Vercammen. Slabbinck also produced numerous drawings and lithographs. Late 60s visited Vinkenoog and Lies Westburg (VPRO) his studio in Bruges for a TV documentary, which aired in the Netherlands. In 1992, an association Rik Slabbinck was founded in Bruges with the aim of keeping his memory alive.