The Poets in my house
Date: 1953 ; Brussels , Belgium in terms of modern geography
Art Form: Painting
Dimensions: 120 X 145 cm (47.24 X 57.09 in)
Cox’s friendship with Hugo Claus in the 1950,s will inspire the artist to some exceptional paintings ‘The Poets in my House’ and ‘The Home of the Forlorn Artist (Boston 1956). Hugo Claus honored his friend …’his work comprises the entire range of feelings and intuition, intelligence and expressive skills that characterize the real painter’ (Hugo Claus, Encounter with Jan Cox, L.N. Dec. 9, 1953).
