Jan Wolkers

Jan Wolkers (Oegstgeest 1925 – Westermient 2007) was a Dutch writer, sculptor and painter. He is considered one of the best Dutch post-war writers. He refused two prestigious Dutch literary awards. While most famous for his books, Wolkers first and foremost considered himself a sculptor and a painter. His paintings originate ‘in what I collect in solitude in myself’, he said in 2006. That is why he lived quietly on an island in the Northsea, Texel. For his abstract works the sea, the countryside and tranquility are sources of inspiration.