Charles Burki
Dutch · 1909–1994 · Painter, Draughtsman
Charles Burki (1909–1994) was a Dutch illustrator and motorcycle enthusiast, born and raised in colonial Indonesia and educated at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He worked… (Wikipedia)
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Shell Autokaart van NederlandVan Sabben Poster Auctions · €900≈ $1,417≈ £716Sign up to see
Shell Autokaart van NederlandVan Sabben Poster Auctions · €780≈ $854≈ £563Sign up to see
KLM Douglas DC-8Van Sabben Poster Auctions · €480≈ $483≈ £408Sign up to see
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Charles Burki (1909–1994) was a Dutch illustrator and motorcycle enthusiast, born and raised in colonial Indonesia and educated at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He worked extensively for DAF trucks, Shell, Philips, KLM, Goodyear, and for such magazines as Motor, Moto Revue, Sport in Beeld. During WWII, Burki was interned in a Japanese POW camp and managed to record the experience. The drawings were subsequently published in his book Behind Barbed Wire. Burki returned to the Netherlands in 1945 and lived in the Hague until his death in 1994. His work has been commemorated in exhibitions, postcards, and postal stamps.
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