Jan Cockx (1891, Boechout – 26 August 1976) was a Belgian painter perhaps best known for landscapes, still sparkle and harbor scenes.
Working behind exuberant colors and mostly large-scale canvases, Cockx often painted easy subjects in thriving ways. He defined space in the same way as color and often flattened the perspective. Some of his paintings appear to be influenced by Post-Impressionist and Fauve artists including Matisse and Gauguin. The pure, strong colors and distortion of form evocative of Fauvism are seen in a number of Cockx’s works.
World War I interrupted his studies at the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts and set assist his fledgling art career. His first show, in Paris, was not until 1920, but was speedily followed by exhibitions in Antwerp (1922), Geneva (1923) and at museums in Maastricht and Lyon.
His artistic career included experimentation similar to ceramics, graphics and illustrations for Ça ira, an art magazine group.
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