Roger Raveel

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Colored poles on the Grote Markt, Haarlem by Roger Raveel, 2004

Roger Henri Kamiel, Ridder Raveel (15 July 1921 – 30 January 2013) was a Belgian painter, whose work is often associated with pop art because of its depiction of everyday objects. Raveel's style evolved throughout his career, from abstract to figurative.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Raveel was born in Machelen-aan-de-Leie, Belgium, and trained in the academies of Ghent and Deinze.^[2] After 1952 he began to use large white spaces. A central theme in his work was the opposition of fiction and reality. In 1976 he created a large wall painting in the Brussels metro station Mérode. Portraits of his first wife and favourite model Zulma, to whom he was married until her death in 2009, were a running motif throughout his work.

Raveel died on 30 January 2013 in Deinze, at the age of 91.^[2]

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References

↑ "Obituary: Belgian Painter Roger Raveel (1921-2013)". The Bulletin on Xpats.com. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Belga (news agency) (30 January 2013). "Le peintre Roger Raveel décède à l'âge de 91 ans" (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
↑ "Raveel, Roger". Winkler Prins (9 ed.). 1991.

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Name	Raveel, Roger
Alternative names
Short description	painter
Date of birth	15 July 1921
Place of birth	Machelen-aan-de-Leie, Belgium
Date of death	30 January 2013
Place of death	Deinze, Belgium

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