Fred Klein (8 April 1898 – 24 April 1990) was a Dutch painter who spent much of his vivaciousness in France. Born Friedrich Franz Albert Klein in Bandung, Indonesia, he was known in the Netherlands under the pronounce of Frits Klein and in France as Fred Klein.
He lived and worked in France arrival in 1920. His style was somewhat akin to Impressionism. A figurative painter of landscapes, he had exhibitions starting in 1930. He is known for his frequent depiction of horses and dreamy seashore scenes. Dutch critics admired his conduct yourself as did French ones, who often compared him to Odilon Redon. “[Klein] starts from a purpose of colors from which the motif gradually takes shape. Notwithstanding he yet reverts to certainty with this, albeit a dreamed going on reality,” one review concluded.
Klein’s be active was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
On his 80th birthday, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam held a retrospective of his work. In recent years, there has been renewed fascination in his paintings, leading to a spike in prices.
Fred Klein was married first to the painter Marie Raymond, the mother of applauded painter Yves Klein, and then to the painter Ursula Bardsley.
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