Christian Dotremont

Christian Dotremont
Born	12 December 1922(1922-12-12) Tervuren, Belgium
Died	20 August 1979(1979-08-20) (aged 56) Tervuren, Belgium
Nationality	Belgium
Occupation	painter, poet

Christian Dotremont, (12 December 1922 - 20 August 1979), was a Belgian painter and poet who was born in Tervuren, Belgium. He was a founding member of the group Cobra, and later became well known for his painted poems, which he called logograms.

He died from tuberculosis in Tervuren.

Bibliography

• Labisse (1946)
• Les jambages au cou (1949)
• Cobra 1948 - 1951 - with an introduction by Christian Dotremont, (1980, Jean-Michel Place)
• Cartes et lettres : correspondance 1966-1979 (1986)

External links

• 5 Logograms in translation [1]
• Christian Dotremont at Galerie Birch

Persondata
Name	Dotremont, Christian
Alternative names
Short description	painter, poet
Date of birth	12 December 1922
Place of birth	Tervuren, Belgium
Date of death	20 August 1979
Place of death	Tervuren, Belgium