Eppo Doeve | |
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Born | Joseph Ferdinand Doeve 2 July 1907 |
Died | 11 June 1981 | (aged 73)
Known for | Painting, cartoons |
Awards | Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1973) |
Joseph Ferdinand Doeve (2 July 1907 – 11 June 1981), better known as Eppo Doeve, was a popular Dutch painter and cartoonist of Indo descent.[1] He was born in Bandung, Indonesia and moved to the Netherlands in 1927. He was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau in 1973.[1][2]
His cartoons were mostly published in Elsevier Weekblad and later in Elsevier Magazine.[2]
He also drew two newspaper comics, Mannetje Bagatel (1946) and Kleine Isar, de Vierde Koning (1962), both with text by novelist Bertus Aafjes.[3]