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Corneille (Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo) (1922-2010) is the artist who truly knew how to celebrate womanhood, joy and all that is beautiful in life.

Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo was born in 1922 in Liège, Belgium, to Dutch parents. After leaving school, he studied drawing at the Academy of Arts in Amsterdam from 1940 to 1943. As a painter, however, he was an autodidact. Together with Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, Dotremont and Constant, he founded the COBRA group in Paris 1948.

The works of Paul Klee and Joan Miró exerted a strong influence on Corneille and, like them, he too was inspired by African culture, with which he became well acquainted during several journeys to Africa. Initially his art was non-figurative, but he gradually turned to painting fantasy landscapes in warm tones, frequently characterised by symbiotic representations of female figures and birds. The woman represents beauty and voluptuousness, while the bird symbolises freedom and strength.

Corneille passed away in September 2010. He is represented in several museums in Europe, among others at Centre Georges Pompidou, au Musée d'Art moderna à Paris, à The COBRA Museum, Amstelveen, et à Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.


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Print, Soleil cou coupé 1, Corneille

Soleil cou coupé 1

Corneille

Print - 31.9 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

$679

Painting, Oiseau Vert, Corneille

Oiseau Vert

Corneille

Painting - 20.9 x 28.3 x 1.2 inch

$3,623

Fine Art Drawings, Etude pour une lithographie, Corneille

Etude pour une lithographie

Corneille

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$3,396

Sculpture, Femme en Bleu, Corneille

Femme en Bleu

Corneille

Sculpture - 20.5 x 44 x 3 inch

$18,000

Print, Soleil cou coupé 3, Corneille

Soleil cou coupé 3

Corneille

Print - 31.9 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

$679

Print, Soleil cou coupé 2, Corneille

Soleil cou coupé 2

Corneille

Print - 31.9 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

$679

Painting, Untitled, Corneille

Untitled

Corneille

Painting - 25.6 x 19.3 x 1.2 inch

$2,943

Print, Jardin des délices, Corneille

Jardin des délices

Corneille

Print - 43.3 x 29.5 inch

$2,038

Print, Femme à la fleur, Corneille

Femme à la fleur

Corneille

Print - 37.8 x 37.8 inch

$1,868

Print, Le seigneur de la savane, Corneille

Le seigneur de la savane

Corneille

Print - 18.9 x 14.2 inch

$566

Painting, Le chien bleu, Corneille

Le chien bleu

Corneille

Painting - 78.7 x 110.2 inch

$4,302

Print, Deux visages, Corneille

Deux visages

Corneille

Print - 25.4 x 19.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,132

Print, La Chute de l'Ange aux Tropiques, Corneille

La Chute de l'Ange aux Tropiques

Corneille

Print - 29 x 37 inch

$1,250

Print, Dans l’infinie verticalite de l’herbe la femme, Corneille

Dans l’infinie verticalite de l’herbe la femme

Corneille

Print - 26 x 19.5 inch

$1,200

Print, La femme du marin, Corneille

La femme du marin

Corneille

Print - 11.2 x 8.3 inch

$283

Print, Jardin des délices, Corneille

Jardin des délices

Corneille

Print - 29.5 x 43.3 inch

$1,698

Print, From the Portfolio of Six Rêves Peints 2, Corneille

From the Portfolio of Six Rêves Peints 2

Corneille

Print - 17 x 14 inch

$1,500

Print, L'Égyptienne, Corneille

L'Égyptienne

Corneille

Print - 22 x 29.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,132

Print, Composition bleue, Corneille

Composition bleue

Corneille

Print - 18.5 x 17.1 inch

$1,075

Print, Soleil cou coupé III, Corneille

Soleil cou coupé III

Corneille

Print - 31.9 x 24 inch

$1,075

Print, La Femme masquée comme pour une fête, Corneille

La Femme masquée comme pour une fête

Corneille

Print - 33 x 27 inch

$1,200

Print, Bain de soleil, Corneille

Bain de soleil

Corneille

Print - 30.7 x 30.7 x 0 inch

$1,358

Print, Sans titre, Corneille

Sans titre

Corneille

Print - 27.2 x 35.8 x 0 inch

$906

Print, L'Oiseau Cobra (Cobra Bird), Corneille

L'Oiseau Cobra (Cobra Bird)

Corneille

Print - 22 x 27 x 1 inch

$1,300

Print, Sans Titre, Corneille

Sans Titre

Corneille

Print - 29.1 x 21.7 inch

$849

Print, La venue de l’oiseau, Corneille

La venue de l’oiseau

Corneille

Print - 20.5 x 26 inch

$736

Print, Tête bleue, Corneille

Tête bleue

Corneille

Print - 18.9 x 14.2 inch

$340

Print, From the Portfolio of Six Rêves Peints 4, Corneille

From the Portfolio of Six Rêves Peints 4

Corneille

Print - 30 x 22 inch

$1,500

Print, La Femme aux paupières peintes, Corneille

La Femme aux paupières peintes

Corneille

Print - 26 x 19.5 inch

$1,200

Print, Les Femmes de la Bible IV, Corneille

Les Femmes de la Bible IV

Corneille

Print - 21 x 24 inch

$1,400

Print, Paysage Bleu, Corneille

Paysage Bleu

Corneille

Print - 22 x 34.3 inch

$736

Print, La Conversation, Corneille

La Conversation

Corneille

Print - 22 x 29.9 inch

$736

Print, Chats Champêtres, Corneille

Chats Champêtres

Corneille

Print - 21.7 x 29.5 inch

$1,698

Fine Art Drawings, L'Aube tardive, Corneille

L'Aube tardive

Corneille

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$7,698

Print, Vol d’oiseaux, Corneille

Vol d’oiseaux

Corneille

Print - 47.2 x 57.1 inch

$3,170

Print, Untitled - Phoenix, Corneille

Untitled - Phoenix

Corneille

Print - 46 x 59 inch

$4,500

Painting, Sans Titre, Corneille

Sans Titre

Corneille

Painting - 50 x 47.6 x 4.7 inch

$9,509

Print, Oiseau gris, Corneille

Oiseau gris

Corneille

Print - 12.2 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,604

Print, L'Oiseau à l'arc-en-ciel, Corneille

L'Oiseau à l'arc-en-ciel

Corneille

Print - 28.3 x 22.8 x 0 inch

$576

Print, La femme et l’oiseau, Corneille

La femme et l’oiseau

Corneille

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$894

Fine Art Drawings, L'Aube tardive, Corneille

L'Aube tardive

Corneille

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$7,698

Print, Le seigneur de la savane, Corneille

Le seigneur de la savane

Corneille

Print - 18.9 x 14.2 inch

$340

Print, Le crocodile endormi, Corneille

Le crocodile endormi

Corneille

Print - 11.2 x 8.3 inch

$283

Print, Les menhirs, Corneille

Les menhirs

Corneille

Print - 11.2 x 8.3 inch

$283

Print, Bleu, Corneille

Bleu

Corneille

Print - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$396

Print, Plat, Corneille

Plat

Corneille

Print - 22.4 x 22.8 inch

$3,962

Print, Le doux félin de l’été, Corneille

Le doux félin de l’été

Corneille

Print - 43.3 x 29.9 inch

$1,868

Print, Grande terre à l’arc-en-ciel, Corneille

Grande terre à l’arc-en-ciel

Corneille

Print - 37.8 x 29.9 inch

$1,641

Print, La fleur et l’oiseau, Corneille

La fleur et l’oiseau

Corneille

Print - 29.9 x 39.4 inch

$1,641

Print, Fenêtre ouverte sur le paysage, Corneille

Fenêtre ouverte sur le paysage

Corneille

Print - 37.8 x 29.9 inch

$1,641

Print, Composition pour les JO, Corneille

Composition pour les JO

Corneille

Print - 35.4 x 24.8 inch

$906

Print, Elle se donne a l'été, Corneille

Elle se donne a l'été

Corneille

Print - 27 x 21 inch

$1,200

Print, Les derniers feux du soleil, Corneille

Les derniers feux du soleil

Corneille

Print - 29.1 x 24 inch

$1,075

Print, Soleil cou coupé II, Corneille

Soleil cou coupé II

Corneille

Print - 31.9 x 24 inch

$1,075

Print, L’oiseau familier, Corneille

L’oiseau familier

Corneille

Print - 29.1 x 24 inch

$1,075

Print, Femme nue, Corneille

Femme nue

Corneille

Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$906

Print, Nus au canapé, Corneille

Nus au canapé

Corneille

Print - 18.9 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$906

Print, Confiance à l'oiseau, Corneille

Confiance à l'oiseau

Corneille

Print - 37.4 x 29.9 inch

$1,925

Print, Femme diurne, Corneille

Femme diurne

Corneille

Print - 37.8 x 37.8 inch

$1,868

Print, Soleil cou coupé I, Corneille

Soleil cou coupé I

Corneille

Print - 31.9 x 24 inch

$1,075

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Who is the artist?

Corneille (Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo) (1922-2010) is the artist who truly knew how to celebrate womanhood, joy and all that is beautiful in life.

Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo was born in 1922 in Liège, Belgium, to Dutch parents. After leaving school, he studied drawing at the Academy of Arts in Amsterdam from 1940 to 1943. As a painter, however, he was an autodidact. Together with Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, Dotremont and Constant, he founded the COBRA group in Paris 1948.

The works of Paul Klee and Joan Miró exerted a strong influence on Corneille and, like them, he too was inspired by African culture, with which he became well acquainted during several journeys to Africa. Initially his art was non-figurative, but he gradually turned to painting fantasy landscapes in warm tones, frequently characterised by symbiotic representations of female figures and birds. The woman represents beauty and voluptuousness, while the bird symbolises freedom and strength.

Corneille passed away in September 2010. He is represented in several museums in Europe, among others at Centre Georges Pompidou, au Musée d'Art moderna à Paris, à The COBRA Museum, Amstelveen, et à Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

What is Corneille’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Experimental Painters

When was Corneille born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1922