Joop Zoetemelk Kids T-Shirt

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Realistic acrylic painting of the retired professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk who has emigrated to France. He started, and finished, the Tour de France 16 times a record, equalled only by George Hincapie in 2012. He won the race in 1980 and also came eighth, fifth, fourth (three times) and second (six times). He won the world professional road championship in 1985 at 38. He retired from the sport to run a hotel in Meaux, near Paris, France. - The Original painting is painted by the Dutch fine artist Paul Meijering, and in the possession of Joop Zoetemelk himself

For almost 33 years now, Paul Meijering has been active with the paint brushes. As a 17- year old inspired youngster he joined the Academy of Arts in Enschede (Holland) in order to receive a native training in drawing- and painting technique. At that time (1980) the tendency of the abstract was running riot, and to his dismay and disappointment Paul found that the trade of the ancient masters was merely 'old hat', the realistic art being disregarded and looked down upon. After two years of useless botchery, there was only one conclusion to draw: "get autodidact, be a self-taught person!" Paul then left the academy to work for a living, but at the back of his mind there always loomed the passion of his life: to paint. At his spare time...

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