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The exclusively published
monograph "Dirk Oudes, A childlike nature, gifted with fantasy and talent". will, seen the many positive reactions, shortly be a collectors item for many  artlovers, collectioneurs, art expert .
The live and work of Dirk Oudes will be extendendly discussed. Intensive research has been done for this unique book. Also the relationship between other artists like Erwin Bowien, André Bauchant, Sally Koning, Constant Nieuwenhyus e.o. is studied in depht.

Please contact The Foundation for more information about sellingpoints of the book. Of course one can also buy the book at The foundation Dirk en Jaap Oudes for 42,60 euro (incl. porto to the Netherlands, for other countries outside Holland please contact us).

Autor : Rob Smolders
Design : Robbert Zweegman
Photography : Ton Hartjens
Publisher : Foundation Dirk en Jaap Oudes
Subsidized : This publication has been made possible with the support of  the "G.H.G. Von Brucken Fock Fonds Foundation" and "Foundation Harten Fonds"

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Dirk Oudes

In 1997 Rob Smolders wrote an introduction to the works of Dirk Oudes for the museum bulletin (no. 6/June 1997) of Museum De Wieger, Deurne. That same text was printed in the booklet "Dirk Oudes 1895-1969", an edition of Galerie Bonnard, Nuenen, Art Shop Jan Kuindersma at Dirkshoorn, and Art Shop and Gallery Hofsteenge, Groningen, 13 colour prints, 20 pp.

In 2002 Museum De Wieger, Deurne, in cooperation with Uitgeverij Van Spijk at Venlo, published "Dirk Oudes, traced out on the basis of his sketchbooks". Text (Dutch/English) by Rob Smolders. 37 colour prints, 40 black-and-white. 80 pp. This book is still for sale at € 18 plus mailing costs.



Cover of book on Dirk Oudes,
edition De Wieger/Van Spijk 2002.
 Jaap Oudes

In 1986 a catalogue was published devoted to the drawings by Jaap Oudes, illustrated with 8 works in colour and 9 in black-and-white, and one drawing of Dirk Oudes in black-and-white. Edition Gemeentemuseum Helmond, Museum De Zalm, Mechelen, and the Westfries Museum, Hoorn. 32pp.
This booklet is still for sale at € 12,20 included are mailing costs.



Cover of the Jaap Oudes catalogue, drawings,
Helmond, Mechelen, Hoorn, 1986.