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Jef Geys

Belgian artist (1934-2018)
Person Human Q3176395

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
May 29, 1934, 1934[10]
Date of death
February 12, 2018
Place of birth
Leopoldsburg
Place of death
Genk
Country of citizenship
Belgium[11]
Occupation
photographer, visual artist, art educator, painter, sculptor, video artist, conceptual artist, draftsperson, author[12][13][14][15]
Artist files at
National Gallery of Art Library[32]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[31]
End of work period
2018[20]
Given name
Jef[17]
Has works in the collection
Art Institute of Chicago, City of Pori art collection, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee, Wallonia-Brussels Federation Museum of Contemporary Arts, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Middelheim Museum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, M HKA - Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Museum Ludwig[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Participant in
Documenta 11[18]
Start of work period
1947[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jef Geys
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
000000007863061X
VIAF cluster ID
80458294
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n96084467
GND ID
121517411
ARTIC artist ID
115538
Artist-info artist ID
11667
Artists of the World ID
00638587
Benezit ID
B00073088
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13537196w
DBNL author ID
geys011
Dictionnaire des peintres belges ID
2515
Europeana entity
agent/base/140335
Show all 27 identifiers +15
FAST ID
379970
Fotografen.nl ID
31295
Freebase ID
/m/0w33llv
IdRef ID
084129204
KBR person ID
14213362
Le Delarge artist ID
31578_artiste_GEYS_Jef
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
30915
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070508046
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
276691
Prabook ID
2203285
RKDartists ID
31295
SBN author ID
RMSV048672
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam ID
11595-jef-geys
Union List of Artist Names ID
500230856
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxMhF4MGgDvGWhtW6384q

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 8
Art Institute of Chicago, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Museum Ludwig, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Middelheim Museum, M HKA - Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee
Occupation 8
author, painter, photographer, sculptor, draftsperson, visual artist, video artist, art educator
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Instance of 1
human
Participant in 1
Documenta 11
Place of birth 1
Leopoldsburg
Place of death 1
Genk
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jef Geys was born on May 29, 1934[1], in Leopoldsburg[2]. He died on February 12, 2018[3], in Genk[4]. He worked as a photographer[5], visual artist[6], art educator[7], painter[8], and sculptor[9].

FAQs

Where was Jef Geys born?

Jef Geys's place of birth was Leopoldsburg[2].

Where did Jef Geys die?

Jef Geys died in Genk[4].

What did Jef Geys do for work?

Jef Geys worked as a photographer[5], visual artist[6], art educator[7], painter[8], and sculptor[9].

Related Entities

Belgium Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Photographers' Identities Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . smak.be. smak.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . stedelijk.nl. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Le Delarge. wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Photographers' Identities Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . documenta.de. Retrieved . documenta.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . poriartmuseum.fi. Retrieved . poriartmuseum.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . fine-arts-museum.be. Retrieved . fine-arts-museum.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . stedelijk.nl. Retrieved . stedelijk.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . library.nga.gov. library.nga.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Bargioni · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → RMSV048672
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  2. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    End of work period → 2018
    Place of birth → Leopoldsburg
    Place of death → Genk
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