Lucebert

Lucebert (Lubertus Jacobus Swaanswijk) (September 15, 1924- May 10, 1994) was a Dutch artist who first became known as the poet of the COBRA movement.

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He was born in Amsterdam in 1924. He entered the Institute for Arts and Crafts in 1938 and took part in the first exhibition of the COBRA group at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam in 1949.

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He died on 10 May 1994 in Alkmaar, Netherlands.

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The English pronunciation of the Lucebert is {{IPA-en|ˈluːtʃəbɛrt|}}, with the stress on the first syllable as in Italian.

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