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Dutch realist painter (born )

Wim Heldens (born 29 March ) is a Dutchrealist painter, born in Sittard.

Biography

Early life

Wim Heldens was born in Sittard in the catholic south of the Netherlands.

Heldens grew up in a household where from a young age he was artistically influenced by his parents and surrounded by paintings, books on art and music.

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His parents were not comfortable with the idea of their own son pursuing an artistic career. The friendship with the son of a local artist, Alphons Winters, brought Heldens in contact with the local artistic community. Winters and his family lived in a large house filled with paintings, sculptures and art objects from artists like Charles Eyck, Hans Truijen and Jan Sluyters, many of whom would pay visits on a regular basis.

This artistic environment had a great influence on the young artist. It was the painter Tine Wesseling (the wife of poet Bertus Aafjes) who first recognized his talent, her encouragement (an