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| Born | Albert Carel Willink (1900-03-07)7 March 1900 |
| Died | 19 October 1983(1983-10-19) (aged 83) Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Magical realism |
Albert Carel Willink (Dutch:[ˈɑlbərtˈkaːrəlˈʋɪlɪŋk]; 7 March 1900 – 19 October 1983) was a Dutch painter. He followed a style ofMagical realism, which he called "imaginary realism".
Albert Carel Willink was born on 7 March 1900 inAmsterdam in theNetherlands.[1] He was the eldest son of the mechanic Jan Willink and Wilhelmina Altes. His father was an amateur artist who encouraged his son to paint.
After briefly studying medicine, in 1918-19 Willink studiedarchitecture at the Technische Hogeschool inDelft. Afterwards he left for Germany, where he failed to get into the academy inDüsseldorf. He later studied for a short time at the Staatliche Hochschule inBerlin, followed by the International art academy fromHans Baluschek, where he explored several types of avant garde and abstract art, and met the Berlin-based artistHerbert Behrens-Hangeler with whom he became close friends.
Willink's earliest paintings were in anexpressionist manner, although he also painted abstract works at the time that he exhibited with the November group in 1923. At the end of 1923 he moved back to Amsterdam. By 1924 he had adopted a figurative style influenced byPicasso'sneoclassical paintings of the early 1920s, and especially byLéger. Later in the decade, Willink developed a magic realist style related to themetaphysical paintings ofGiorgio de Chirico.
From 1924 until his death Willink lived in Amsterdam. His realistically rendered paintings frequently depict slightly disquieting scenes taking place in front of imposing buildings. He also painted many portraits.
Willink married four times. His first marriage in 1927 with Mies van der Meulen (1900–1988) dissolved after a year, but his second in 1930 with Wilma Jeuken (1905–1960) lasted until her death of a brain tumor. In 1962, he started a relationship with the 38-year youngerMathilde de Doelder, whom he married in 1969. Their eccentric relationship made them a mainstay in the Dutch gossip columns of the time. In 1975, Willink started an affair with the 44-year younger sculptorSylvia Quiël [nl]. In 1977 he divorced De Doelder, who either committed suicide or was murdered 4 months later. The same year he married Quiël.[2]
Willink died, at the age of 83, in Amsterdam on 19 October 1983.[1]
A small park in Amsterdam, near theRijksmuseum, is named in his honour.
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