Rien Poortvliet Voer een
gevoel, niet
een galerie.
Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Rien Poortvliet
A Life Rooted in the Dutch Landscape Rien Poortvliet, born August 7, 1932, in Schiedam, Netherlands, emerged as a unique voice in 20th-century art—a storyteller who wielded brush and pen with remarkable precision. His early life was shaped by the strict Dutch Reformed upbringing of his parents, who initially discouraged his artistic inclinations, favoring more conventional career paths. Despite their reservations, Poortvliet’s innate t
alent for drawing blossomed from a young age, an undeniable force that would eventually lead him away from the world of advertising—where he began his professional life, rising to senior manager at Lintas, Unilever's ad agency—and toward a deeply fulfilling artistic vocation. This early period, though seemingly divergent from his ultimate path, honed his observational skills and instilled in him a discipline that would become character…