Roger Dewint (18 April 1942 – 15 April 2021) was a Belgian engraver and painter.[1] He was an honorary professor at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts.[2]
Roger Dewint | |
|---|---|
 Self-Portrait of Dewint | |
| Born | 18 April 1942 |
| Died | 15 April 2021 (aged 78) Uccle, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation | Artist |
Biography
editDewint studied drawing at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts. He then discovered engraving at the Académie de Watermael-Boitsfort, where he met fellow painter Roger Somville, with whom he practiced monumental painting.[3][4]
Dewint's works emphasized the importance of color. His specialty was acquired in his youth with his entrepreneurial father, who decorated works for clients. In his engravings, he inked each plate with all colors used in a single attempt, giving each work individuality.[5]
Dewint held more than 80 personal exhibitions and participated in art festivals.[6][7][8] In 2001, he held a retrospective at the Centre de la gravure et de l'image imprimée in La Louvière.[2] He also illustrated many books by authors such as Philippe Roberts-Jones, Jacques Vaché, Georg Trakl, Michel Butor, Julien Gracq, and Laurent Berger.[9]
In addition to engraving, Dewint painted watercolor envelopes, known as mail art. These envelopes have been exhibited both in Belgium and abroad.[10][11]
Roger Dewint died in Uccle on 15 April 2021, three days shy of his 79th birthday.[12]
Public collections
editBelgium
editEgypt
editUnited States
edit- Museum of Modern Art
- Art Institute of Chicago
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Portland Art Museum
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- California College of the Arts
- Smithsonian Institution
- Joe Shoong
- Philip Morris International
France
editItaly
editJapan
editMalaysia
editPeru
editPoland
editMacedonia
editReferences
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- ^ a b "Roger Dewint". Centre de la gravure et de l’image imprimée (in French). Archived from the original on 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Roger Dewint". Quadri – Galerie & Edition (in French).
- ^ "Dewint Roger". mediArt (in French).
- ^ "DEWINT Roger". Artothèque de Wolubilis (in French).
- ^ "Roger Dewint". Espace d’Art Le Neuf (in French).
- ^ "Le Musée a eu l'occasion d'accueillir ces dernières années les artistes suivants". La Maison d'Érasme (in French). Archived from the original on 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Médiathèque d'Uzès : les gravures et livres d'artiste de Roger Dewint". Midi Libre (in French). 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Roger Dewint". Centre Pompidou (in French). Archived from the original on 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Roger Dewint, Estampes et art postal". Mundaneum (in French).
- ^ "Roger Dewint, gravures et enveloppes peintes". Art et Métiers (in French). 2010.
- ^ "Décès de l'artiste bruxellois Roger Dewint". Mu in the City (in French). 21 April 2021.