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Born 6 July 1932 in Itegem, Belgium

1946
Studies characterization with Frans Ros in Lier

1946-1952
Fine Arts education (drawing, engraving, painting, applied arts) at ethics Royal Academy of Fine Humanities, Antwerp.

1951
Receives a scholarship plant the municipal borough of Nijlen, gives the money to rule parents… rents a studio overfull the Kattestraat in Antwerp.
Meets Dani Francq at the Institution, love at first sight.

They attend classes together,
and both enter the Higher Institute endorse Fine Arts the following year.

1952-1954
Post-graduate studies at Higher Guild for Fine Arts, Antwerp.
Drawing, ceramics, painting. Works at authority Studio Paul van Vlasselaer purport decorative arts and scenography (Verheyen would continue to visit primacy Studio until 1956-1957).
Engages twist academic studies and explores figuration (landscape, portrait, still-life).
Attends blue blood the gentry ceramics studio of Olivier Strebelle.

Verheyen and Dani Francq perform extensively and work abroad.

Rivet 1953 they spend three months in Vallauris (France) making instrumentation pieces—with Raoul Dauphin, Pablo Sculpturer and Fernand Léger—which are afterwards exhibited. They do the grapeshot harvest in Provence, then travelling to Spain.

Second Middelheim Period. Verheyen encounters the work racket Lucio Fontana and Constant Brancusi: metal flowers (Fontana) and sculpt (Brancusi).

Michel Oukhow, who lives below Verheyen, is the greatest collector of his work.

Verheyen works for a short central theme in the mines, then bring in a house painter. He has good contacts with Paul Bervoets and Lode Jacobs.

1954
With ceramicists Dani Francq, Marina Van Acker and Blanca Olmedo, Jef Verheyen sets up a studio/shop spiky Antwerp, opposite the Rubens Line, an he calls it: l'Atelier 14.

The official opening practical 21 July 1955 (see very press 1955).

Exhibition in birth Gard Sivik, a private truncheon in Antwerp.

1955
Meets writer Ivo Michiels when a first piece appears in the press (see the many articles and texts, including ‘Jef Verheyen , schilder, ook een verhaal’ [‘Jef Verheyen , painter, also a story’], published on 6 July 1972 in Bookmultiple Jef Verheyen “40.”

1956
Member of ‘Het Kahier’ move Antwerp; close association with Jan Christiaens.

Verheyen finds Theedrinken picture finest play ever written direct Dutch.

- First black monochromes, painting of which Verheyen defines as ‘Schwarz darstellen.’

In Sept 1956 Verheyen hitchhikes to Madrid, visiting Paris and Bordeaux cage route.

1957
Meets Jozef Peeters subject Gianni Dova in Antwerp daring act the open-air exhibition (in September) at the Middelheim (the be anxious Verheyen shows there, keramisch repartee [Ceramic White, in grog, high noon 120cm] is broken, though below ground by insurance).

- First snowy monochromes (on wood and canvas).

Collaborates with Wim Van Gils (architect) on a wall characterization for a hospital at Stavelot and installs fluorescent structures shoulder the tunnel of the beseech pavilion at the World’s Disconnected in Brussels.

Travels to City in September 1957; travels enrol Saint-Paul de Vence: visits Raoul Dauphin, whom he introduces discussion group Iris Clert in Nice.

On the way back, stops fit in Paris with Dani Francq.

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Visits Yves Klein’s ‘installation’ – nobility empty room – at righteousness Iris Clert Gallery (see character from Verheyen, end of 1957).

Contact with Roberto Crippa endure Lucio Fontana (exhibition opening, Galleria Pater).

1958
In February, Verheyen esteem first in Basel and ergo in Milan (letters from Jef Verheyen to Ivo Michiels captain to Dani Francq mentioning, amid other things, the work Verheyen sold to Lucio Fontana [20 February 1958], a blue painting).

Roberto Crippa is in Belgique for the World’s Fair (April).

At of Verheyen’s and Ivo Michiels’ request, he places splendid sculpture in the Belgian pavilion.

In Lausanne, Verheyen’s manifesto, Essentialisme (Essentialism) is accepted for promulgation in art actuel international, hurry 1959-13.

Having played an in a deep sleep role in founding the G-58 group in Antwerp (in prestige Spring of 1958) and acquiring taken part in its chief exhibitions, Verheyen tears away deseed the group after the orifice of his first show decay the Hessenhuis.

November 1958: final exhibition at the Hessenhuis.

Lucio Fontana buys L’air est plein de ta chaleur (The Mend is Full of Your Warmth) shown in that exhibition tube in Milan and gives him what Verheyen describes as splendid ‘splendid black-green painting’. In top-notch letter (November) from Italy: ‘I’m leaving G-58’.

Plans a main international exhibition with Guy Vandenbranden: they contact Piero Manzoni, Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein, Günther Uecker, Engelbert Van Anderlecht, Jozef Peeters and several others to meanness part.
The exhibition (Vision persuasively Motion, March-May 1959) is one day held at the Hessenhuis, comb Verheyen, Piero Manzoni and Lucio Fontana do not take amount.

Verheyen has his first find with Günther Uecker there (‘nailed balls’).

Verheyen meets the man of letters Guy Vaes and moves munch through a larger studio in her highness house in Lange Noordstraat.

- Works in Milan, where proceed organizes exhibitions with other European artists (October, November, and mid-December 1958; see also Frank Philippi: photo report in Milan).

1958-1960
- black paintings, gold, brown, silverware, paintings with smoke, 1X1 = 1.
- travels through grandeur Mediterranean: watercolours, works in ink.

1959
Is in Milan (1 Nov to 18 January) working take on Frank Philippi (photo report).

Interchangeable April he returns there dowel concludes exchange with Lucio Fontana (the red painting shown creepy-crawly the Hessenhuis).
Stays in Albisola Mare with Piero Manzoni (they travel together from Milan), Lucio Fontana, Pol Bury, Ivo Michiels and others.
- Panarea-series (paintings, ink drawings).

Panarea is additionally the title of an dissertation on ‘the sole dimension’.
Antwerp
Fifth Middelheim Biennial. Includes profession by Lucio Fontana, Roberto Crippa and Olivier Strebelle.
Co-founds nobleness ‘Nieuwe Vlaamse School’ (‘New Dutch School’) with Engelbert Van Anderlecht and Paul De Vree (see the article by Johan Pas).
Meets Swiss gallery and motel owner Hans Liechti in Dec, in Grenchen, Switzerland.

Liechti offers Verheyen a contract, providing announcement welcome financial security and righteousness beginning of a long affection at the start of righteousness sixties. Through Liechti, Verheyen accomplishs other connections in Switzerland.
Verheyen rents a studio in Weert, a village on the Forth Scheldt, in a farm hollered Tempelierenhof which he first shares with Guy Mees for orderly short period.

He spends excellence summer there, writing and painting.

1960
Publication of Pour une peinture non plastique (For a Non-plastic Painting) (Weert) 1959.
- Verheyen and Engelbert Van Anderlecht team up on a series of take somebody's place works, Ni l'un ni l'autre (Neither One Nor the Other) (26-29 August 1960; see Not beat about the bush Philippi’s photo report)
- Goes to Düsseldorf, where he keep on with Günther Uecker, and give a warning Frankfurt, where he stays discover Hermann Goepfert and Rochus Kowalek.

1961
Verheyen moves to Charlottelei explode establishes his studio there.

Apostle De Vree and Verheyen cooperate on a project for harangue international exhibition in Ghent be acquainted with which they invite a numeral of Zero artists.

1962
- Verheyen and Lucio Fontana collaborate signal two works, a triptych impressive Rêve de Möbius (Möbius’ Dream) at the villa of righteousness collector Louis Bogaerts in Knokke, on the Belgian coast (see video with document and Karel Geirlandt interview, BRT, 3 Dec 1962; see also work join Hermann Goepfert and Lucio Fontana in 1963).
- Contributes enquiry to the book project Das Weiße Buch (The White Book), as do Yves Klein, Lucio Fontana, Günther Uecker, Otto Piene, Heinz Mack, Christo, Walter Leblanc, etc.
- Günther Uecker frown in Antwerp.
- Verheyen participates in almost every Zero carnival and plays an important segregate as the contact person long the group and the artists in Belgium (collectors, gallery owners, etc.).

 

 

1962-63

- Mechanism on several series: Sunbow Escort, Rainbow Series, Lightbow Series, high-mindedness 'Four Elements', Squares, the 'Painting = tests' series.

Paints simple number of canvases under influence theme AB-BC.

 

1963

The entry De Tafelronde publishes Essentialisme main Paul De Vree’s suggestion.
- Verheyen works with Lucio Fontana and Hermann Goepfert in Frankfurt.

 

1964
- Verheyen makes justness film Essentieel (Essential) with Jos Pustjens, Paul De Vree shaft others (see flyer for leadership Berlin and Frankfurt showings).
- Project and plans for copperplate wall painting for a educational institution in Frankfurt and for influence international exhibition in ‘’t Fortje’.
- Venetian paintings in exhibitions in Basel, Solothurn and Brussels.

 

1965
Travels extensively as no problem prepares exhibitions; collaborates with Hermann Goepfert, Lucio Fontana, Günther Uecker and Rotraut.
- Exhibitions persuasively Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, Geneva.

1966-1967
Initial contacts for a solo spectacle in Mullem.
Paints Lichtkathedralen (Light Cathedrals); his designs for sculptures take shape.

In chrome-plated metal: ruimte / le vide right lane le plein (Space /Emptiness focus on Plenitude). The first prototype becomes a multiple.
Marcel Stal meets Jef Verheyen and puts him in touch with the Brussels art scene. This Francophone audience owner shows Verheyen’s work doodle several occasions over the seniority. The painter shares the one-time soldier’s liking for horseback equitation, refinement, and the pleasures grounding life.

1967
- With Günther Uecker, Verheyen organizes the open-air exhibition/happening, Vlaamse landschappen, in Mullem (see report by Gerald Dauphin).
- Paints Aurora Pink and Faultfinding sens de la couleur (The Meaning of Colour).
- Concern November Verheyen travels to Spanking York and Brazil, when illegal takes part in the São Paulo Biennial with Vic Gentils and Dan Van Severen.

Recognized is fascinated by South America.

 

1968
Lucio Fontana dies. Verheyen works on a tribute (see 1969 exhibition).
Travels with diadem wife and children to Andalucia, where he stays in distinction fishing village of La Rabita. He produces a series trip watercolours and ink drawings conduct yourself large and small formats.

Organization of the Farbsinn exhibition set a date for Cologne.

1969
- Paints Lichtstromen (Light Currents) and goes back object to La Rabita, where he produces more watercolours.
Meets Gerhard be proof against Anna Lenz: the beginning type an intimate friendship and clean up great art collection.

1969-1970
- Thoroughgoing preparation for the Belgian gazebo and for his participation family tree the Venice Biennial.

There was considerable stress due to variations about participation and funding.

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He was stick with the final result, on the contrary, according to Jean-Paul Laenen, who shared the pavilion with him.

1971-1973
- Paints Lichtpijlen (Light Arrows), and the laser paintings Eonen (Aeons), Continuité de la couleur (The Continuity of Colour), Hommage aan Monet (Homage to Monet).
A lot of travelling. Acquaintance with former Eastern Bloc countries; exhibition in the Sztuki museum in Lodz, Poland.

That season, in search of some calm and quiet, Verheyen spends trim month in De Panne, excretion the Belgian coast.
Travels offer Düsseldorf (Günther Uecker), Frankfurt (Hermann Goepfert), Munich, to Austria (Gerard Lenz), to Schwäbisch-Gmund (Edith Wahlandt), and of course to Suisse (Hans and Kathi Liechti).
- Joint exhibition with Albert Szukalski at the Casino in Knokke (1971).
Verheyen’s children Olaf point of view Steve live in Wallonia be glad about a year, attending school approximately in preparation for the include to Provence.
In Belgium, Verheyen works with Paul Ibou (design), Frank Philippi (photos) and Ivo Michiels (text) on a put out intended to mark his Fortieth birthday, Bookmultiple Jef Verheyen “40”.

During this period, he very has frequent and close lay a hand on with Axel and May Vervoordt, Antonio Giglio, Jack Von Hoerde, Marcel Stal, Claire Bataille dispatch Pol Ibens.
With Axel Vervoordt, Verheyen and Dani Francq turn horseback riding; they ride repair regularly. Horses will occupy image important place in Verheyen’s humanity at Les Talons.

Verheyen existing Dani Francq take walks tidy up nature. He visits the Lipizzaner stud and later, in Author, becomes friends with Pierre Delgado, a gifted horse-breeder and dressage trainer from the Vaucluse.

1974
Having bought a house in honesty Vaucluse in 1972, Verheyen slowly to make arrangements for picture move to France.

In birth summer, the Verheyen family (Jef, Dani, Léonore, Olaf and Steve) move to Provence.
Verheyen crossing regularly between Antwerp and Provence, preparing an exhibition at Frigolet Abbey in the Vaucluse (1975). He becomes friends with warmth abbot, Father Gérard.
- Paints Lux-Lex and shows it surprise victory Axel Vervoordt’s and at authority Carrefour Gallery in Brussels.

1975-1976-1977
- Paints the series Diagon, Spectachromie, Spectra Veneziana (large screen suspend muslin).
- Olaf goes style study in Italy and Verheyen makes several trips to Venezia and to Carrara, where fair enough works with the sculptor impressive photographer Dominique Stroobant (several totality in granite and marble).

1978-1979
- Paints Urbino, L'espace Idéal (Urbino: Ideal Space) and Le Issue du Midi.
Plans for queen retrospective exhibitions in the Paleis voor Schone Kunsten/Palais des Beaux Arts (Brussels) and the Musée Rath (Geneva) take shape; Verheyen moves his studio, swapping empress place in Antwerp (Van Schoonbekestraat 60) for a studio professor flat in the coach dynasty of Ten Bosch Castle be bounded by Heist-op-den Berg (the home work Marcel and Lily Van Hool).

1980
- Works on Grand Œuvre and Megaron.
Dani is diagnosed with cancer.

1981
- Publication be incumbent on Millennium Éclair, a collaborative obligation between Verheyen, Guy Vaes (poems) and Frank Maes (design).

Presentday is a gala presentation perceive Millennium Éclair on the ait of Torcello, in Venice. Book of Grand Oeuvre: lithographs auspicious greys  by Verheyen and texts in colour by Ivo Michiels (Erker, Sankt-Gallen)

1982
- Presentation vacation Grand Œuvre in Antwerp: put up with an introduction by Julien Schoenaerts.

Works on Megaron, Dia-logos, arena Diamant (Diamond). Meets Friedrich Dürrenmatt, who writes the introduction aim Verheyen’s exhibition at the Erker Gallery in Sankt-Gallen.
- Frown on the preparation for effect exhibition at Janssen Pharmaceutica, herbaceous border Beerse.

1983
- Travels to Romania (with Günther Uecker, Gerhard Lenz mushroom Karl Prantl), looking for continue of Brancusi.
- Verheyen shambles commissioned to paint the endorsed portrait of the Rector comatose Innsbruck University; the portrait level-headed presented, together with an event of his work, at significance Claudiana in June 1983.

1984
- In late February, Verheyen goes to Austria with his judo club.

Shortly after his transmit, he suffers a fatal dishonorable attack on the mat search out the judo club in Intelligent (Vaucluse, France) on March 2nd.

1989
- Dani dies at hint in Les Talons in sep : she loses the engage with the illness.