Peter Klashorst

Peter Klashorst (1957–2024) was one of the most colourful Dutch painters of his generation. In the early 1980s he made his name as one of the New Wild Ones, won the Royal Subsidy for Free Painting and exhibited in New York. He co-founded the After Nature collective, which painted live in the street and in nightclubs, and later lived and worked in Africa and Southeast Asia.

He painted with oils, car paint and spray paint, on canvas, paper and PVC, and never stopped questioning art history, from Rembrandt and Vermeer to Picasso. This website presents his life and work, and offers a selection of his original works for sale.

In the end for me art is about freedom and not success and money.

Peter Klashorst

Early years and the New Wild Ones

1957–1985

Rietveld Academy, a new wave band and two major prizes before the age of 27.

New York and After Nature

1985–1990s

Chasing success in New York, then painting in the streets, on trains and in nightclubs.

Africa

Late 1990s–2000s

Senegal, Kenya and the Gambia: portraits, nudes and painted wooden sculptures.

Asia

2000s–2024

Bangkok, Pattaya and Phnom Penh, and the S-21 portraits.

Kunstkannibaal: the writer

2011

A picaresque novel in the tradition of Jan Cremer.

Ideas and technique

Car paint on PVC, Rembrandt’s imperfection and a lifelong dialogue with art history.

Buying a work

Every work is an original and unique. Works are packed with care and shipped insured with track & trace.

Free T-shirt

With every artwork you receive a Peter Klashorst T-shirt, while stocks last.

Questions?

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