| Added by |
 Bart Perdieus
|
| General Description : | Pierre Alechinsky (born 19 October 1927) is a Belgian artist. He has lived and worked in France since 1951. His work is related to Tachisme, Abstract expressionism, and Lyrical Abstraction. In 1949 he joined Christian Dotremont, Karel Appel, Constant, Jan Nieuwenhuys and Asger Jorn to form the art group Cobra. He participated both with the Cobra exhibitions and went to Paris to study engraving at Atelier 17 under the guidance of Stanley William Hayter in 1951. In 1954 he had his first exhibition in Paris and started to become interested in oriental calligraphy. In the early 1950s he was the Paris correspondent for the Japanese journal Bokubi (the joy of ink). In 1955, encouraged by Henri Storck and Luc de Heusch, he left for Japan with his wife. His international career continued throughout the seventies and by 1983 he became Professor of painting at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris. In 1994 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Free University of Brussels, and in 1995 one of his designs was used on a Belgian stamp. |
| Face value | 16 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 2654 |
| Catalog code | Stamp Number BE 1585 Yvert et Tellier BE 2603 Stanley Gibbons BE 3268 AFA number BE 2659 Belgium BE 2602 Unificato BE 2602 |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 6.000.000 |
| Issue date | 03/06/1995 |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 28.00 mm |
| Width | 41.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
![Belgium 1995 used, Willow Warbler, Birds of Buzin [Wg]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TDoAAOSwZ-lkHGWT/s-l225.jpg)
