Evert Musch

Evert Musch (Groningen, March 16, 1918 - Anloo, December 5, 2007) was a Dutch painter.

Musch studied at Academie Minerva (1936–1940) in his hometown Groningen, where he studied under Willem Valk, Arnold Willem Kort Kort¹ and C.P. de Wit. From 1947 to 1981, Musch was lecturer at the Academy Minerva, succeeding his former teacher De Wit. He was a teacher of amongst others Henk Helmantel, Wim Crouwel and Martin Tissing.² Musch married in 1943 painter Johanna (To) Jager, whom he had met at Academy Minerva. Musch was a member of the artists movement "De Jongeren" (1941–1942) and of the "Drentse Schilders" (1947–1953). In 1954 he was co-founder of the "Drents Schilders Genootschap".³

In 1985 he was awarded the Cultural Prize of Drenthe. The Drents Museum in Assen held a retrospective of his work in 1988.⁴

Musch made oil paintings and watercolors and his subjects include landscapes and portraits in naturalistic-impressionistic style. He also worked as a lithographer and illustrator of books, including "Kinderen in verstand en boosheid",⁵ by the writer Piet Keuning.