ANTON ROOSKENS

The Dutch artist Rooskens was one of the oldest members in the Cobra group. He had already developed his own style before the group was established. His experiences of the war and impressions of artifacts he had seen at an exhibition from New Guinea in 1945 strongly influenced his painting. Roosken´s paintings took on a freer and more spontaneous style after coming in contact with Corneille and Appel in 1946. As early as 1948 he joined the Dutch Experimental Group and later became a Cobra member. However, the cooperation didn't last for very long due to disagreements. This can be noticed as reproductions of his works are conspicuously absent in the Cobra publications. A common interest he had shared with Cobra was primitive art and drawings made by children.

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