Clara Bastian

1964, Schiedam,The Netherlands, Clara Bastian. After attending the art academy (ABK Rotterdam) Clara Bastian (1964) obtained a foundational course in biology, a study that met her fascination for anatomy.Her oeuvre consists of commission portraits as well as free work. Her free work does not only show her mastery of the trade, but above all her original view of reality.The intriguing portraits of animals and people that Clara Bastian makes are painted with great skill. With the reproduction of texture, light and shadows her work seems almost more realistic than a photograph…

Willem de Kooning Academy rotterdam 1983-1987
Bachelor biology
expositions and art in stock: Museum Waterland, Purmerend. Galerie ECCE, Witte de withstr., Rotterdam. Museum Singer, Laren. Museum Kranenburgh, Bergen (NH). Stedelijk Museum Kampen, Kampen.