Chris van Otterloo - Ets. Rieten dak - Sold

Chris van Otterloo was born in the Netherlands in 1950. From 1970 to 1974 he studied Visual Arts at Leiden University. From 1974 to 1975, he studied Japanese literature as a postdoctoral researcher at Kyoto University. Over the next 3 years Chris van Otterloo became a student of the famous Japanese etching master Ryohei Tanaka. Chris van Otterlo was the only student to ever follow the great graphic artist. This 'apprenticeship' printmaking lasted from 1975 to 1977.
From etching to Japanese painting Chris van Otterloo has always been eager to learn new things. And Japan's long tradition in arts and crafts is an endless source of unique skills and unparalleled mastery. The young artist was eventually drawn to Nihonga, the old traditional Japanese painting style. And Tokyo with its first-class academies was the right place to study ancient Japanese painting. Chris van Otterloo studied from 1977 to 1979 at the Kyoto Municipal Art Academy as a postgraduate in Nihonga.