Jos De Cock (15 January 1934 – 10 October 2010), was a Belgian-French

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and

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. She is also known as Jojo Restany, Josiane De Cock, José-Anne Decock Restany, Josianne de Koch, Jose-Anne Martine Paulette Decock, Josyane, or Josée-Anne.

Education

Jos De Cock received her training at the academy of

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(Belgium) and at the

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in Paris. In Belgium, she also took courses with

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and in France with

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Work

De Cock was active from 1956 until later in her life. Her work has been described as

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. De Cock received the Prix de la Jeune Penture Belge in 1958, as well as an award from the Musée d'Art Moderne the same year. She received a medal from the City of Paris in 1960.

Collections

De Cock's work is held in the permanent collections of the Museo De La Solidaridad Salvador Allende, the

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (, Paris' Museum of Modern Art) or MAM Paris, is a major municipal museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries, including monumental murals by Raoul Dufy, Gaston Suisse, and Henri ...

and the

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, among others.

Personal life

Later in life, De Cock married art critic

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. She is buried together with

at the

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in Paris.

Select solo exhibitions

* 1956 Brussels, Belgium, Galerie Renoir * 1956 Paris, France, Galerie Apollo * 1956 Paris, France, Galerie Voyelles * 1958 Paris, France, Galerie Colette Allendy * 1958 Paris, France, Club des Quatre-Vents * 1962 Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium, Galerie du Casino * 1963 Brussels, Belgium, Galerie Ravenstein * 1963 Genève, Switzerland, Galerie Saint-Germain * 1963 Liège, Belgique, A.P.I.A.W * 1965 Paris, France, Galerie Saint-Luc * 1967 Antwerp, Belgium, Galerie Campo * 1970 London, United Kingdom, Roland,

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et Delblanco * 1977 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, Musée Municipal * 1979 Paris, France, Galerie Jean-Pierre Lavignes * 1980 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Galerie "Café des Arts" * 1984 Montpellier, France, Musée Olivier Brice, Château de Cambous - Vios en Laval * 1985 Nancy, France, Galerie Municipale, Hôtel de Ville * 1986 Paris, France, Paris Art Center * 1987 Paris, France, Galerie Eolia

Bibliography

* José Pierre, Jos de Cock: And the secret unity of the world, 1987 * Paul Piron, ''De belgische beeldende kunstenaars uit de 19de en 20ste eeuw'', Ohain : Éditions Art in Belgium, 1999 * Auction catalogue: Collection Pierre et Jojo Restany, Digard Auction, Paris, les 24 et 25 octobre 2015. https://docplayer.fr/78218411-Collection-pierre-et-jojo-restany-24-et-25-octobre-2015-digard-auction.html * Patrick-Gilles Persin (préface), Jos Decock ou les Tentations fantasmagoriques, catalogue d'exposition, Paris Art Center, Paris, 1986 *

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, Jos De Cock: Dessins et aquarelles, exhibition catalogue, 23 April - 15 June 1988 at the

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, preface by

, 1988. * Auction catalogue: Les Années magiques 1954-1978 - Autour d'

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, Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 29 mars 2009. https://cdn.drouot.com/d/catalogue?path=berge/design/29032009/290309_magique.pdf *

Pierre Cabanne Pierre Cabanne (September 23, 1921, in Carcassonne – January 24, 2007, in Meudon) was a French art historian. He is best remembered for his extensive research and writings on the art history of painters Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Picasso. He also ...

(préface), JOS DECOCK, Les Cahiers Eolia Paris, 1987

References

External links

Jos de Cock (1991) by Gérard Courant - Cinématon #1484

Jos de Cock and Pierre Restany (1991) by Gérard Courant - Couple #82

Le chat Pupu avec Jos de Cock (1991) by Gérard Courant - Cinématou #4

Jos De Cock's biography on ArtLand

Artist profile on invaluable.com

Artist's profile askart.com
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