COLLAGES & ASSEMBLAGES
The core of the private collection of Geert and Carla Verbeke-Lens consists of an exceptional collection of approximately 6000 collages and assemblages from the twentieth century. A separate space is set up to permanently exhibit a part of this collection. Not all works are visible at all times. We organize a summer and a winter exhibition every year.
The collection, which is built around the work of mainly Belgian artists, includes collages from the early 1920s (Avant Garde and Dada period) by Paul Joostens, Georges Herbiet, Henri Van Straten, Michel Seuphor, Marcel-Louis Baugniet, and Jean-Jacques Gailliard. Furthermore, it consists of collages by surrealists such as E.L.T. Mesens, Marcel Mariën, Gilbert Senecaut, Louis Scutenaire, Jane Graverol, Rachel Baes, Robert Willems, and Roger Van De Wouwer. Several of these collages were loaned for exhibitions to places like the Museum of Bucharest (Belgian Surrealism), the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (Dada), the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Mons (Surrealism in Belgium 1920-2000 curated by Xavier Canonne), and the Louvre Museum in Paris (Jan Fabre, L’Ange de la Métamorphose).
From the heyday of collage art from the 1950s to 1970s, a large number of artists are present in the collection: Georges Collignon, Engelbert Van Anderlecht, Robert Geenens, Max Servais, Annie Debie, Louis Van Lint, Christian Dotremont, the Coll’Art movement founded by Marcel-Louis Baugniet and Jean Milo. From the same period, there are also some works by writers, poets, and art critics. Among them are Louis Paul Boon, Hugo Claus, Freddy De Vree, Paul De Vree, and Patrick Conrad. The collection contains some ‘Collages Partagés’, collaborative collages made by two artists: Paule Pia and Annie Debie, Christian Dotremont and Mogens Balle, Jo Delahaut and Jean Dypréau, Serge Vandercam and Joseph Noiret. Constructivist artists are also represented in the collection such as Jo Delahaut, Jean Rets, and Jean-Pierre Maury
With works by contemporary Belgian artists such as Jan Fabre, Panamarenko, and Luc Tuymans, the collection offers a unique overview of collage art from the twentieth century (un siècle de collage). In addition, young artists experimenting with the collage medium are closely followed, and we exhibit their work.
Artists in the collection:
A.
Frank Aasnes
Jürgen Addiers
Leon Adriaans
Jan Adriaenssens
Georges Adé
Arthur Aeschbacher
Suzanne Agael
Eileen Agar
Aguirre y Otegui Philip
Pieter Albertyn
Alcopley (Alfred L. Copley)
Pierre Alechinsky
Nick Andrews
Bram Antheunis
Willy Anthoons
Karel Appel
Dieter Appelt
Nobuyoshi Araki
Arman (Arman Fernandez)
Marcel Arnould
Andrée Arty
Bernard Aubertin
Eddy Ausloos
Leyla Aydoslu
Philippe Aguirre Y Otegu
Alechinsky Pierre
B.
Rachel Baes
César Baillieux
Edouard Bal
Claude Ballaré
Marcel-Louis Baugniet
Ria Bauwens
Maria Beatriz
Walter Beckers
Ruben Bellinkx
Emile Bergen
Auke Bergsma
Lou Bertot-Marissal
Huguette Arthur Bertrand
Joseph Beuys
Peter Beyls
Guido Biasi
Waldo Bien
Guillaume Bijl
Guy Bleus
Phil Bloom
Fred Boffin
André Bogaert
Bram Bogart
Merijn Bolink
Christian Boltanski
David Boon
Louis Paul Boon
Ch. Borchmans
Brunhilde Borms
Willy Bosschem
Lieve Bostoen
Luc Boudens
Paul Bourgeois
Michel Boussy
Amélie Bouvier
Eugène Brands
Vera Braun
Herman Brood
Marc Brusse
Camille Bryen
Max Bucaille
Carl Buchheister
Jan Bucquoy
Peter Buggenhout
Willem Buijs
Sjoerd Buisman
Karl Bungert
Kris Burm
Pol Bury
Jean-Marie Bytebier
C.
Marcelle Cahn
Pierre Caille
Xavier Canonne
Maurice Carlier
Arturo Carmassi
Eugenio Carmi
Ulises Carrión
Rose Cartwright
Frank Castelyns
Frederic Castiau
André Castinel
Pieter Celie
Jacques Charlier
Mathieu Chevallier
Emile Christiaens
Christian (Georges Herbiet)
Herbiet Georges Christian
Hans Citroen
Johannes Cladders
Marc Claes
Rogier Claessens
Pierre Clarebout
Hugo Claus
Ines Claus
Luc Claus
Christine Clinckx
João Colagem
Georges Collignon
Vaast Colson
Patrick Conrad
Leo Coolen
Leo Copers
Johan Cornelissen
Pierre Courtois
Jan Cremer
Roberto Crippa
Laurent Cruyt
Roger Cutforth
D.
Frans Daels
Johan Daenen
Monika Dahlberg
Vincent Dams
Chr. Paul Damsté
Felix De Boeck
Mario De Brabandere
Tessa De Ceuninck
Henri De Cocker
Peter de Cupere
Robert De Geynst
Stefan De Jaeger
Ad de Keijzer
Raoul De Keyser
Barney de Krijger
Damien De Lepeleire
Jan De Maesschalck
Jacky De Maeyer
André De Rache
Carlos de Radzitzky
Adriaan de Roover
Carlo de Roover
Marc De Roover
Willy De Sauter
Eric De Volder
Paul De Vree
Edith de Vries
herman de vries
Paul De Vylder
Frederik De Wilde
Robert De Winne
René de Wit
Hugo Debaere
Charles Debbaut
Annie Debie
Gilbert Decock
Jean Decoster
Jules Deelder
Jos Deenen
Paul Defaux
Ger Dekkers
Jo Delahaut
Luc Deleu
José Delhaye
Marcel Delmotte
Renée Demeester
Denmark (Marc Robbroeckx)
Koen Deprez
Tjok Dessauvage
Danny Devos
Robert Devriendt
Walter Dexe
Jean Deyrolle
Joop Dielemans
John Dix
Griet Dobbels
Leo Dohmen
Henry Dorchy
Antoon Dries
Jan Dries
Line Ducerf
Hugo Duchateau
Marcin Dudek
Jacques Duez
Paul Dufrane
Freek Dumarais
Veerle Dupont
Jacques Duthoo
Bruno Dyckmans
Jan d’Haese
Camille D’Havé
Marques Guilherme D’Oliveira
E.
Marc Leemans
Jan G. Elburg
F.
Jan Fabre
Claude Favre-Stahly
Lucille Feremans
Kris Fierens
Luc Fierens
Robert Filliou
Filip Francis
G.
Meschac Gaba
Henri Gabriël
Jean-Jacques Gailliard
Galgenius (Jan Hugo Verhaert)
Wybrand Ganzevoort
Jean Gaudry
Johan Gaudry
Anne Geene
Robert Geenens
Lode Geens
Leo Geerts
Paul Gees
Vic Gentils
Lin Gerritse
Vincent Geyskens
Gianpaolo (Gianpaolo Lazzaro)
Ludo Giels
Krijn Giezen
Wim Gijzen
Gust Gils
Marie-Jo Gobron
José Goemaere
Willo Gonnissen
Jan Goossen
Walter Goossens
Carina Gosselé
Chantal Grard
Jane Graverol
Laurent Grenier de Cauville
Franck Gribling
Ferre Grignard
Jean Groenen
Loek Grootjans
René Guiette
Marthe Guillain
Patrick Guns
Ferenc Gögös
H.
Maurice Haccuria
Raymond Hains
Irène Hamerlinck
Rouve Hauser
Henri Heerbrant
Govert Heikoop
Willy Helleweegen
Marie Helpin
Jan Henderikse
Esther Hess
Henk Hesselius
Otto Hetterscheid
Anton Heyboer
René Heyvaert
Heinz E.Hirscher
Wout Hoeboer
R.Hoffman
Tjibbe Hooghiemstra
Mariko Hori
Sadaharu Horio
Pal Horvath
Hans Houwing
Stan Hoydonckx
Georges Hugnet
John Hultberg
Albert Huyot
Raoul Hynckes
I.
Renaat Ivens
J.
Alain Jacquet
Andrea Janssens
Jano (Jean-Alexandre Noskoff)
Floris Jespers
Paul Joostens
K.
Eduardo Kac
Horst Egon Kalinowski
Kamagurka (Luc Zeebroek)
Herbert Kaufmann
Willy Kessels
Eduard Keyeux
Jan Kiemeneij
Ladislas Kijno
Nico Klerks
Jacobus Kloppenburg
Théodore Koenig
Jiri Kolar
Shlomo Korèn
Theo Kuijpers
Han Kuipers
Théodore Kœnig
L.
Félix Labisse
Joseph Lacasse
Jacques Lacomblez
Simone Lacour
Boris Lacroix
Jef Lambrecht
Alain Le Yaouanc
Walter Leblanc
Leopold Leclercq
Luc Lefebvre
Marcel Lefrancq
Tine Lejeune
Philippe Lemaire
Jacques Lennep
Jean Leppien
Kurt Lewy
Lilli Lewy-Schulte
Marlene Lindmark
Jules Lismonde
Herbert List
Frederik Lizen
Jacques Lisère
François Liénard
Bernd Lohaus
Richard Lucas
Reiner Lucassen
Jos Léonard
M.
Agnes Maes
Wim Maes
Marc Maet
Mark Manders
Valérie Mannaerts
Pol Mara
Georges Mariën
Marcel Mariën
Remo Martini
Jean-Georges Massart
Danny Matthys
Jacques Matton
Jean-Pierre Maury
Guy Mees
René Mels
Marc Mendelson
Ed Merk
E.L.T. Mesens
Rosmond Meys
Ludo Mich
Jean Milo
Alphonse Mora
Olga Morano
Gunther Moriau
Desmond Morris
Luis Moyano
Marlies Mulders
Sofie Muller
N.
Napaku (Piet van den Heuvel)
Werend Nauta
Nadia Naveau
Frans Neels
Roger Nellens
Xavier Nellsne
Paul Neuhuys
Jacques Neve
Truus Nienhuis
Theo Niermeyer
Eddy Nolf
Henri Nouveau
O.
Merapi Obermayer
Oey Tjeng Sit
Claes Oldenburg
Raphaël August Opstaele
Bill Orix
Ossip
Cel Overberghe
Hans Overvliet
P.
Ria Pacquée
Jacques Pajak
Panamarenko
Paul Panhuysen
Marc Pannek
Max Papart
Wilfried Pas
Aubin Pasque
Pia Paule
Adriaan Peel
Jozef Peeters
Luc Peire
Monique Perceval
Paul Perdieus
Lucia Pescador
Tinka Pittoors
Henri Plaat
Bert Popelier
Valentine Prax
Jacques Prévert
Jan Putteneers
Q.
Mig Quinet
R.
L.A. Raeven (Liesbeth en Angelique Raeven)
Maurice Rapin
Thierry Renard
Jean Rets
Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
Jacques Richez
Jonas Richter
Hans Richter
Edith Rimmington
Georges Robèr
Cornelius Rogge
Gust Romijn
Félix Roulin
Peter Royen
Jef Ruythoorn
Alfred Réth
S.
Yoshihisa Sankawa
Sélim Sasson
Key Sato
Jan Saverys
Henri Schaekels
Joop Schafthuizen
Maurice Schelck
Marc Schepers
Jessie Schietecatte
Alexander Schleber
Louis Schoutens
Cay Schroder
Robert Schuiten
Tineke Schuurmans
Jean Schwind
Louis Scutenaire
Tim Segers
Timothy Segers
Gilbert Senecaut
Max Servais
Victor Servranckx
Michel Seuphor
Egied Simons
Sammy Slabbinck
Arthur Slenk
Paul Snoek
Merlin Spie
Klaus Staeck
Anna Staritsky
André Stas
Stevv Steenhoudt
Jean-Pol Stercq
Jacques Sternberg
Marianne Stroband
Gilbert Swimberghe
Albert Szukalski
T.
Wim Taciturn
Maria Talaga
Christine Teller
Jean-Pierre Temmerman
Pierre Theunissen
Suzanne Thienpont
André Thomkins
Enrico Todaro
Narcisse Tordoir
Wayn Traub
Luc Tuymans
Piet Tuytel
U.
Raoul Ubac
Martin uit den Bogaard
V.
Lula Valletta
Woody van Amen
Engelbert Van Anderlecht
David van de Kop
Roger Van de Wouwer
Bob Van den Bempt
Siep van den Berg
Roland Van Den Berghe
Truus van den Boezem
Herman van den Boom
Thijs Van der Linden
Thomas van der Linden
André van der Vossen
Etienne Van Doorslaer
Marcel Van Driessche
Willy Van Eeckhout
Hubert Van Es (Flor Bex)
Leon Van Essche
Nicole Van Goethem
Daan van Golden
Jacques Van Griethuysen
Frank Van Hiel
Patrick Van Hoeydonck
Paul Van Hoeydonk
Éric van Hove
Wink van Kempen
Laurens van Kuik
Couzijn van Leeuwen
Ernst van Leyden
Wijnand van Lieshout
Louis Van Lint
Marcel Van Maele
Jan Van Oost
Io Van Oostveldt
Jef Van Parijs
Nicolas Van Parys
Adriaan Van Peel
Frans Van Praet
Frans Van Roosmalen
Will Van Roosmalen
Hannes Van Severen
Willy Van Sompel
Luk Van Soom
Henri Van Straten
Jan Van Veen
Maarten Vanden Eynde
Philippe Vandenberg
Guy Vandenbranden
Dirk Vander Eecken
Serge Vandercam
Ludwig Vandevelde
Koen Vanmechelen
Jan Vanriet
Marcel Vanslembrouck
Bart Vanwalle
Axel Vater
Bruno Vekemans
Marthe Velle
Erik Verboven
Marie Verboven
Wout Vercammen
Armand Vereecke
Christian Verhelst
Jef Verheyen
Hans Verschoor
Johannes Verschoor
Jaap Versteegh
Mark Verstockt
Liliane Vertessen
Viktor IV (Walter Carl Glück)
Jacques Villeglé
Bernard Villers
Lionel Vinche
Pierre Vitali
Francis Vloebergs
Ferdinand Vonck
Vadim Vosters
Leon Vranken
Leo Vroegindeweij
W.
Hans Waanders
Frank Wagemans
Gordon Wagner
Karl Waldmann
Jaap Wardenier
Christian-Adolphe Wauters
Marcel Wauters
Suse Weber
Fie Werkman
Julien Weverbergh
Joseph Willaert
Jesse Willems
Robert Willems
André Willequet
Witteveen
Tom Woestenborghs
Hubert Wolfs
Wilfried Wynants
Z.
Liane Zafrisco
Herbert Zangs
Jacques Zimmerman