Christopher Van Der Craats

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Christopher Van Der Craats is a late 20th century Melbourne painter and cartoonist best known for his series "The Adventures of Henry Maltravers".
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Name
Christopher Van Der Craats
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Painter)
Active Period
  • c.1975 - c.1983
Training
  • 1975 - 1977 Preston Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Biography <p></p>painter and cartoonist, studied painting at Preston Institute of Technology in 1975-77. He exhibits at Pinacotheca Gallery, Richmond and is known for his cartoon series, <i>_The Adventures of Henry Maltravers</i>_ , e.g. 'But is it Art?' - man looking at abstract painting (illus. McGrath, 19). He states: <p></p>

"The adventures of Henry Maltravers are, for me, an amusing pastime and using the comic strip format is a substitute for making films. <p></p>

"Basically, Maltravers is a pastiche of movies and commercials on television: James Bond, cigarette commercials, George Sanders, Get Smart and so on. <p></p>

"The name Maltravers comes from Evelyn Waugh's "Decline and Fall" – not from the book, but from a film version seen on T.V. <p></p>

"The humour of these comics is not so much expected to make one laugh, but simply to cause one to smirk." <p></p>