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Rien Poortvliet

Dutch painter, best known for his drawings of animals and "Gnomes" (1932-1995)

1932 – 1995

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The Secret Book of Gnomes
Secrets of the Gnomes

painter, writer, draftsperson, illustrator, watercolorist

Rien Poortvliet — Koen Suyk / Anefo · CC0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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Born: 7 August 1932, Schiedam
Died: 15 September 1995, Soest
Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Native language: Dutch
Worked in: Soest
Field of work: painting, young adult literature
Awards: Zilveren Anjer, Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
cause of death: bone cancer
described by source: Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur
end of work period: 1995
given name: Rien
has works in the collection: Stadsarchief Rotterdam, National Museum of World Cultures, Stadsmuseum Doetinchem, National Museum Paleis het Loo, Royal Collections of the Netherlands, Het Scheepvaartmuseum
instance of: human
languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch
manner of death: natural causes
sex or gender: male
start of work period: 1952

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Rien Poortvliet (Dutch pronunciation: [rim ˈpoːrtflit]; 7 August 1932 – 15 September 1995) was a Dutch artist and illustrator.

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