Ferry Slebe

Ferry Slebe was a well-known artist from The Hague who called himself a little master. He was inspired by Van Dongen, Matisse and Dali, among others. He was born in Ambt-Almelo but lived and worked most of his life in The Hague.
Slebe was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, but despite that education he considered himself self-taught. He was a member of the Haagse Kunstkring, Pulchri Studio, Verve and the Posthoorngroep. He taught at the Vrije Academie in The Hague from 1953 to 1955.

In 1951 Ferry Slebe joined the painting group Verve. The founding of Verve can be seen as The Hague's answer to Cobra.

Ferry Slebe's paintings are usually colourful and cheerful, often also surrealistic. Nudes were a favourite subject of Slebe, but harlequins, street scenes and still lifes were also popular subjects of his.

Ferry Slebe's work is in the Hague Gemeentemuseum, the National Collection and private collections. Listed in the Jacobs and the Scheen.