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Dutch artist (1936–2017)

Daniël (Daan) van Golden (4 February 1936 – 10 January 2017) was a Dutch artist, who has been active as a painter, photographer, collagist, installation artist, wall painter and graphic artist.^[1] He is known for his meticulous paintings of motives and details of everyday life and every day images.^[2][3][4]

Biography

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Youth, education and early career

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Born on Katendrecht in Rotterdam in 1936, Van Golden was initially trained as fitter at a technical school from 1948 to 1950.

On Sundays he received painting lessons from a Jesuit who was attached to the school.

From 1954 to 1959 he attended the evening courses at the Rotterdam Academy of Visual Arts (now Willem de Kooning Academy) at the painting department, where he also took classes in graphic art and design.^[1]

Van Golden started working as independent artist in Schiedam in 1961.^[1] Initially he was concer