Christian Dotremont, (12 December 1922 - 20 August 1979), was a Belgian painter and poet who was born in Tervuren, Belgium. He was a founding member of both the Revolutionary Surrealist Group (1946) and Cobra.[1] He later became well known for his painted poems (French: Peinture mots), which he called logograms.
He died from tuberculosis in Tervuren.
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- Labisse (1946)
- Les jambages au cou (1949)
- Cobra 1948 - 1951 - with an introduction by Christian Dotremont, (1980, Jean-Michel Place)
- Cartes et lettres : correspondance 1966-1979 (1986)
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Dotremont, Christian |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
painter, poet |
| Date of birth |
12 December 1922 |
| Place of birth |
Tervuren, Belgium |
| Date of death |
20 August 1979 |
| Place of death |
Tervuren, Belgium |
Belgium
