Bram Bogart (Belgian, 1921–2012) was a pioneer of Art Informel, a loosely knit group practicing different forms of abstraction in Europe, and was also associated with the CoBrA movement. Art Informel included artists such as Alberto Burri and Antoni Tàpies, whose textural canvasses distanced them from their American counterparts, the Abstract Expressionists.

Beginning in 1946, Bogart worked in Paris for a decade, a difficult time during which he was criticized by members of the art world. However, after his move to Belgium in 1959, Bogart’s work became widely recognized. From the early 1960s onward, his canvasses were characterised by a new technique radiant with color, light, and optimism. Bogart became a Belgian citizen in 1969.

Bogart''s work has been the subject of countless solo shows around the world.