Corneille Animal Prints
Belgian, 1922-2010
The Dutch artist Corneille created lyrical, expressionist paintings bursting with color and was one of the founders of the postwar European art movement known as Cobra.
Corneille was best known for radicalizing the conservative Dutch art world in the early 1950s, making modern art not only acceptable, but embraceable as well. He placed familiar subjects — birds, cats, women and landscapes — in mythological and often childlike contexts, imbuing them with spontaneity and bright, sensual reds.
"I am a painter of joy," Corneille remarked at a 2007 exhibition of his work at the Cobra Museum, said Katja Weitering, the artistic director of the museum, in Amstelveen, near Amsterdam.
"He was really an artist for all people," she said. "He was open to the audience; he appeared in documentaries, on television, and frequently visited exhibitions. It's safe to say we consider him one of the most important modern artists of the postwar." In the Netherlands, she added, his fame and influence derived from the appeal of Cobra.
Born Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo to Dutch parents on July 3, 1922, in Liège, Belgium, Corneille was influenced by Miró, Picasso and Paul Klee but claimed the most profound connection to van Gogh because of their shared passion for color, form and nature.
Corneille founded Cobra in 1948 with five other artists, including his close friends Karel Appel and Constant Nieuwenhuys. The name was an acronym made up of the artists' home cities — Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam. The artists drew inspiration from surrealism, but believed that style promoted too much discussion and not enough action.
Instead, Corneille and his friends formed a united front in postwar Europe, urging a break from tradition and toward freedom and vitality. In an intense three years, Cobra produced two major international exhibitions and published 10 issues of a magazine for which Corneille wrote poetry. Cobra disbanded in 1951, saying it had achieved its goals, and the artists returned to their individual careers.
Corneille began his artistic life in 1940, studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. Though he made his home base in Paris in the early 1950s, he traveled extensively in Africa, Cuba, Brazil, and Mexico. In Africa he became fascinated by the colors, smells and cultures, Ms. Weitering said, collecting brightly painted objects like the masks he later used as themes. He also spent time in Italy, Israel and San Francisco, expanding his repertory to include etching, ceramics and printmaking.
Beyond the Netherlands, Corneille's work is in the collections of several American museums, including the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.to
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Artist: Corneille
PORTRAIT IMAGINAIRE Signed Lithograph, Fantasy Portrait Woman Face Exotic Birds
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
PORTRAIT IMAGINAIRE is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival paper 100% acid free by the Dutch artist known as CORNE...
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1980s Contemporary Corneille Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Nu Rouge Á L'Oiseau, Signed Lithograph Red Female Nude, Exotic Blue Bird, Erotic
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
Nu Rouge Á L'Oiseau is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed in vivid colors on archival Somerset paper 100% acid, free, by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Gu...
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1980s Expressionist Corneille Animal Prints
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Lithograph
L'Ouverture Sur L'Été, Hand Drawn Lithograph, Reclining Nude, Exotic Bird, Sun
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
L'Ouverture sur L' Été is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Guillaume van Beverloo) an abstract expressionist who co-founded the 20th Century experimental art movement CoBrA recognized for their spontaneous, rebellious style of painting that was heavily inspired by the art of children and the mentally ill. Corneille devises his colorful fantastic imagery with exotic plant forms, sensuous female bodies, animals and lively pattern design. L'Ouverture sur L' Été depicts a bold reclining female nude whose mint green body with cobalt blue delineated details and face rests upon a deep green background amidst the heat of summer - red horizon with blazing yellow sun and an exotic blue bird hovering above.
Print size - 19.5 x 25.5 inches, unframed, full bleed image, no margins, pencil signed by Corneille
Edition size - 200, plus proofs
Year published - 1981
Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NY
About the artist Corneille -
Guillaume Corneille was born in Liege, Belgium on July 3, 1922.
Corneille studied drawing at the Amsterdam Rijksakademie, but as a painter he was entirely self-taught. After having attended courses at the School of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, he started his painting experience influenced by Surrealism. Corneille, also known as Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, was a painter and graphic artist who radicalized the conservative Dutch art world in the early 1950s. He is co-founder with Karel Appel, Eugene Brands...
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1980s Expressionist Corneille Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Woman With a Bird - Original Lithograph
By Corneille
Located in Paris, IDF
Corneille
Woman with a bird, 2003
Original lithograph
Printed signature in the plate
On heavy paper 88 x 62 cm (c. 35 x 24 in)
Excellent condition
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Early 2000s Corneille Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Bug - Original handsigned lithograph
By Corneille
Located in Paris, IDF
Corneille
The Bug, 1999
Original lithograph
Handsigned
Numbered EA /25
On vellum 63 x 46 cm (c. 25 x 18 inch)
Excellent condition
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1990s Surrealist Corneille Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
L' ARBRE EXTATIQUE Signed Lithograph, Yellow Nude, Blue Hair, Red Bird, Tree
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
L' ARBRE EXTATIQUE is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free, by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Guillaume van Beverloo) an abstract expressionist who co-founded the 20th Century experimental art movement CoBrA recognized for their spontaneous, rebellious style of painting that was heavily inspired by the art of children and the mentally ill. Corneille devises his colorful fantastic imagery with exotic plant forms, sensuous female bodies, animals and lively pattern design. L' ARBRE EXTATIQUE confronts the viewer with a bold exotic yellow female nude set against a deep black background. One cannot avoid being intrigued by this exotic woman - her striking blue eye and long blue hair, posing with hand on her hip as an exotic red bird closes in towards her; a light yellow sphere encasing a green leafed tree form above.
Print size - 23.25 x 19.75 in. unframed, excellent condition, full bleed image, vivid colors, pencil signed by Corneille
Edition size - 200, plus proofs
Year published - 1981
Printed at J K Fine Art Editions Co. NYC
About the artist Corneille -
Guillaume Corneille was born in Liege, Belgium on July 3, 1922.
Corneille studied drawing at the Amsterdam Rijksakademie, but as a painter he was entirely self-taught. After having attended courses at the School of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, he started his painting experience influenced by Surrealism. Corneille, also known as Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, was a painter and graphic artist who radicalized the conservative Dutch art world in the early 1950s. He is co-founder with Karel Appel, Eugene...
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1980s Expressionist Corneille Animal Prints
Materials
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Tribute to Mozart : Firebird - Original handsigned lithograph
By Corneille
Located in Paris, IDF
Corneille
Tribute to Mozart : Firebird, 1991
Original lithograph
Handsigned
Numbered EA /30
On vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch)
Excellent condition
Category
1980s Surrealist Corneille Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
L' Arbre à L'Oiseau Signed Lithograph, Abstract Bird, Blue Trees, Mask Face
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
L' Arbre à L'Oiseau is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Guillaume van Beverloo) an abstract expressionist who co-founded the 20th Century experimental art movement CoBrA recognized for their spontaneous, rebellious style of painting that was heavily inspired by the art of children and the mentally ill. Corneille devises his colorful fantastic imagery with exotic plant forms, sensuous female bodies, animals and lively pattern design. In L' Arbre à L'Oiseau the viewer is presented with an exotic, dream-like landscape scene featuring a multicolored abstract bird plumed in red, green, back and blue soaring across a yellow sky amid bold blue trees; a white and blue masked face profile peering from the composition's right edge.
Print size - 23.25 x 19.75 in. unframed, vivid colors, pencil signed by Corneille
Edition size - 200, plus proofs
Year published - 1981
Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NY
About the artist Corneille -
Guillaume Corneille was born in Liege, Belgium on July 3, 1922.
Corneille studied drawing at the Amsterdam Rijksakademie, but as a painter he was entirely self-taught. After having attended courses at the School of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, he started his painting experience influenced by Surrealism. Corneille, also known as Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, was a painter and graphic artist who radicalized the conservative Dutch art world in the early 1950s. He is co-founder with Karel Appel, Eugene...
Category
1980s Expressionist Corneille Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Image D'un Été (Image of Summer) Signed Lithograph, Red Female Nude, Exotic Bird
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
Image D'un Été is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free, by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Guillaume van Beverloo) an abstract expressionist who co-founded the 20th Century experimental art movement CoBrA recognized for their spontaneous, rebellious style of painting that was heavily inspired by the art of children and the mentally ill. Corneille devises his colorful fantastic imagery with exotic plant forms, sensuous female bodies, animals and lively pattern design. Image D'un Été confronts the viewer with a bold erotic red female nude with blue hair and an exotic tropical bird soaring beneath the heat of a blazing red orange sun.
Print size - 23.25 x 19.75 in. unframed, vivid colors, pencil signed by Corneille
Edition size - 200, plus proofs
Year published - 1981
Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NY
About the artist Corneille -
Guillaume Corneille was born in Liege, Belgium on July 3, 1922.
Corneille studied drawing at the Amsterdam Rijksakademie, but as a painter he was entirely self-taught. After having attended courses at the School of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, he started his painting experience influenced by Surrealism. Corneille, also known as Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, was a painter and graphic artist who radicalized the conservative Dutch art world in the early 1950s. He is co-founder with Karel Appel, Eugene Brands...
Category
1980s Expressionist Corneille Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
LE VOYAGE de L'OISEAU Signed Lithograph, Reclining Nude, Exotic Orange Bird
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
LE VOYAGE de L'OISEAU is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Guillaume van Beverloo) an abstract expressionist who co-founded the 20th Century experimental art movement CoBrA recognized for their spontaneous, rebellious style of painting that was heavily inspired by the art of children and the mentally ill. Corneille devises his colorful fantastic imagery with exotic plant forms, sensuous female bodies, animals and lively pattern design. LE VOYAGE de L'OISEAU depicts a reclining female nude whose yellow ochre body outlined with vibrant green, rests on deep burgundy colored background looking upward as a brightly colored exotic orange bird...
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1980s Contemporary Corneille Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
NU À LA ROSE Signed Lithograph, Reclining Nude Woman, Exotic Flying Bird, Flower
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
NU À LA ROSE is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Guillaume van Beverloo) an abstract expressionist who co-founded the 20th Ce...
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1980s Contemporary Corneille Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
L' Été Éclater Signed Lithograph, Portrait Heads Exotic Bird, Mauve Yellow Green
By Corneille
Located in Union City, NJ
L' Été Éclater is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed on archival Somerset printmaking paper 100% acid, free, by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Guillaume v...
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1980s Expressionist Corneille Animal Prints
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Lithograph
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Corneille animal prints for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Corneille animal prints available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of animal prints to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, orange, purple and other colors. Not every interior allows for large Corneille animal prints, so small editions measuring 19 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Benny Andrews, Colin Self, and Luis Camnitzer. Corneille animal prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $438 and tops out at $3,750, while the average work can sell for $1,800.