Collection: Guy Olivier

Buy Guy Olivier paintings: original work by a Dutch legend

Few artists capture life on canvas as uninhibitedly as Guy Olivier. Born in Maastricht in 1964, raised in a baker's family, trained as a chef in Antwerp, his love for pleasure, company, and excess permeates every painting he creates. What began as hand-drawn menus grew into an oeuvre that fills galleries worldwide and adorns private collections.

The style: Burgundian expressionism with theatrical bravura

Guy Olivier works with a mixed media technique of acrylic, oil paint, and charcoal. The paint is applied thickly and impulsively to the canvas. His lines are baroque, his colors exuberant, his compositions theatrical. Whether he paints a dinner getting out of hand, a femme fatale bathing in champagne, or a cafe scene full of drunken night owls, each work is an invitation to step into it. At first glance, random and wild. On closer inspection: tightly controlled craftsmanship.

"Wonderful paintings with a theatrical exuberance. Every time you look at his work, you discover new things."

Guy Olivier paintings: acrylic on canvas, large and powerful

Guy Olivier's paintings are typically large in size: intentionally so. They demand space, and they fill it. With colorful, figurative scenes that exude energy and transform any room from neutral to vibrant. In the Modernekunst.nl collection, you will find original works in sizes ranging from 50 to over 150 centimeters. Each painting is unique, immediately available, and delivered damage-free to your home.

Work on Paper: pen drawings with Chinese ink

In addition to his large-scale paintings, Guy Olivier also creates remarkable pen drawings. In Chinese ink, complemented by watercolor or other color media, he shows another side of himself: more subdued, yet equally expressive. Fine lines, subtle color nuances, and yet that unmistakable Olivier energy in every stroke. Work on Paper is also more accessible in price — ideal for those who want to acquire a Guy Olivier for the first time.

Guy Olivier for sale: directly at our gallery in Leiden

Modernekunst.nl is one of the larger providers of original work by Guy Olivier in the Netherlands. Our collection comprises around 90 works: from drawings to large acrylic paintings, from affordable entry-level pieces to grand statements up to €8,600. All works are original, signed, and immediately available. Delivered damage-free, with guarantee.

Would you like to see a work by Guy Olivier in person? Visit our gallery at Nieuwe Rijn 13A in Leiden, open every Saturday from 12:00 to 17:00. On other days, you can make an appointment.