Literature

'Herscheppingen, De wereld van José Maria Capricorne' (Transformations, The world of José Maria Capricorne), by J.J. Oversteegen, 1999, Uitgeverij ICS Nederland/Curaçao, ISBN 9073854296. Cover illustration: 'Kind met Fruitmand' (Child with Fruitbasket), oil on canvas, 1991.

J.J. Oversteegen (1926-1999), professor in Dutch literature and literary Theory, published an elaborate biography of Cola Debrot, the Antillean poet-doctor-Governor of the Netherlans Antilles, in 1994. In connection with the documentation for this work he made several trips to the Netherlands Antilles, where he came to meet de painter José Capricorne. He was fascinated by Capricorne's art and decided to start a monograph on his work. He managed to finish this project just before he died in July 1999.

'La Belle Caraïbe, The art of José Maria Capricorne', by Ineke Phaf-Rheinberger, 2005, Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Berlin. ISBN 3-86573-058-2. Available here. Cover illustration: 'Arrival in Rio', various techniques on oil paint paper, 2001.

José Maria Capricorne, born in 1932, is one of the classic artists of the modern Caribbean. His vigorous lines and colourful figures communicate with an energetic and mobile imaginary that relates to a world full of popular interpretations of daily life.

The points of reference for Capricorne are the natural environment and the history of the Caribbean. This book is the second monograph, published in English, on Capricorne's work.

Valdemar Marcha has written a comprehensive introductory essay about social cohesion in Curaçao. And Ineke Phaf-Rheinberger presents some co-ordinates for the interpretation of Capricorne's Brasiliana series, first exhibited in the Galerie Forum Berlin am Meer (February 4 - March 20, 2005).

Antillean animals of Capricorne, with poems of Carel de Haseth, 1989, De Walburg Pers. Cover illustration: 'Barika hel'/'Suikerdiefje' ("Yellow Belly"), silk-screen ink and Chinese ink on chrome coat paper, 1972.

'Tussen vrijheid en onvrijheid' - Conference Vrije Universiteit 1988, Gouda Quint B.V. Cover illustration from the series 'Het Reizend Gezelschap' (The Travelling Company), Chinese ink and crayon on paper, 1976.

N.M. Geerdink-Jesurun Pinto, 1972, Scientific Library Foundation. Cover illustration 'Kompa Nanzi', Chinese ink on paper, 1972.

'Afscheidsgedichten voor Violette', by José M. Eustatia, 2001, Libri Antilliani Foundation. Drawings in oil paint chalk on paper.

'Callaloo', Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. Cover: painting 'Portrait of Nilka', oil on canvas, 1986.

'Kultura di Miedu' (Culture of Fear) by Valdemar Marcha and Paul Verweel, 2003, Uitgeverij SWP, Amsterdam. Cover: painitng 'Woman with orange mask' from de series 'Landscape seen from a distance', oil on canvas, 1995.

'De Gids' (The Guide), July/August 1990 Cover: painting 'Het Afscheid' (The Parting), oil on canvas, 1972.

'Literatuur' (Literature), Magazin about Dutch literature, 2000, no. 3, Amsterdam University Press. Cover: painting from de series 'Child Games', oil on canvas, 1977.

'Curaçao - 30 mei 1969' (Curaçao - May 30th, 1969), ed. Gert Oostindie, 1999, Amsterdam University Press. Cover: painting '30 mei - Gewond Eiland' (May 30th - Wounded Island), 1969, various techniques on paper.

José Maria Capricorne - Paintings and Drawings 1962 - 1988, after being awarded the first Curaçao Lustrum Prijs (Curaçao Lustrum Price), 1990, The Curaçao Museum Foundation. Cover: painting 'De Ziener' (The Seer), oil on canvas, 1976.

'Kadans', Literary developments and concepts, by Ronnie Severing, Wim Rutgers and Liesbeth Echteld, 2002, Foundation for Language Planning in Curaçao. Cover: painting 'De Danser uit Barcelona' (The Dancer From Barcelona), 1978, oil on canvas.