Jachttekeningen (1972) (English: Hunting Sketches) ISBN 9-8.

He was survived by his wife Corrie Bouman and their two sons. Rien Poortvliet died in Soest in 1995 of bone cancer at the age of 63. This museum stood in the old, historic Town Hall of Middelharnis, 'Fortunately far away from the modern art gang in Amsterdam' as Poortvliet said in an interview. Poortvliet found recognition when Prince Bernhard opened the Rien Poortvliet Museum in 1992. The Rien Poortvliet Museum is on the island of Tiengemeten in The Netherlands. His books have been translated into English, French, German, Swedish, Finnish, Spanish, Italian and other languages. This series took on a life of its own, and was turned into an animated series in 1985. With the Gnomes series, Poortvliet acquired international fame. įor years his works were published by Van Holkema en Warendorf in Bussum, where his 'Leven en werken van de Kabouter' (co-authored by Wil Huygen, English title is 'Gnomes') went through 59 printings. Later on, he also made a similar work concerning the life of Jesus Christ. To supplement his income, he made a book out of his drawings and watercolours based on his hunting experiences. īy the end of the 1960s, Poortvliet was able to make a living as an independent illustrator. He was also a passionate hunter, which led him to drawing various nature subjects. He illustrated various books, among them works by Jaap ter Haar, Leonard Roggeveen and Godfried Bomans. Poortvliet took more pleasure in the work he did on the side for several publishers. Poortvliet did not attend art school and his family discouraged him from becoming an artist: `My family thought that artists were, you know, a little bit dangerous, all those naked women, all that drinking all night.' Instead, Poortvliet's father wanted him pursue a profession that would produce a stable income, so Poortvliet began a career in advertising, initially drawing scenes of families for soap companies. Life īorn in Schiedam, Poortvliet was best known for his drawings of animals and for ' Gnomes', a famous series of illustrated books with text by Wil Huygen. Rien Poortvliet ( Dutch pronunciation: 7 August 1932 – 15 September 1995) was a Dutch artist and illustrator.

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