Hubertus Josephus (Jos) Frissen ( Houthem, 3 January 1892 –

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, 20 October 1982) was a Dutch painter.

Life and work

Frissen was born in Houthem on 3 January 1892. He was a son of Joannes Josephus Frissen, bricklayer contractor (a company with approximately 20 employees) in Houthem-Sint Gerlach, and Anna Maria Martens. He enrolled in the Antwerp

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in 1914, but was unable to attend because of the outbreak of the

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. He was mobilized as a soldier. After the war he developed as a self-taught artist, in addition to his activities as an entrepreneur, initially in Houthem, later in Valkenburg. Frissen mainly painted landscapes, in

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and the

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, and southern

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in an

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style. In 1950 he founded the Valkenburg Art Circle 'Henri Jonas'. Frissen died in 1982 in

, at the age of 90.

References

Sources

* Th. v.d. Voort, ''Jos Frissen, De Schilder van het Geuldal'' (1972) * Jan Schurgers, ''57 Limburgse Beeldend Kunstenaars bijeengebracht in Valkenburg aan de Geul'' (2007) pag. 44/45, {{DEFAULTSORT:Frissen, Jos 1892 births 1982 deaths Dutch male painters People from Valkenburg aan de Geul