Benoît van Innisartist • painterBrugge (België) 1960

The Belgian painter Benoît van Innis is best known for his absurd-humorous cartoons, which have regularly appeared on the cover of 'The New Yorker' since 1991. In it he comments on the life of the bourgeoisie in simple, suggestive images. Rarely does he explain by title or sentence; his meticulously crafted drawings are nevertheless internationally understood. Artists, writers, museum visitors are a popular subject, he also draws the ambitions and moods of 'ordinary' people. As early as the 1980s, Benoît was an illustrator for a series of Belgian newspapers and magazines. From 1889 he publishes albums and his work is collected. Van Innis also works as a free artist.