"Fred Klein" was a Netherlands/Dutch painter who spent much of his life in France. He was the father of the celebrated painter Yves Klein.

Born "Friedrich Franz Albert Klein" in Bandung, Indonesia, he was known in the Netherlands under the name of Frits Klein and in France under the name of Fred Klein.

He lived and worked in France beginning in 1920. His style was somewhat akin to Impressionism. A figurative painter of landscapes, he had exhibitions starting in 1930. He is known for his frequent depiction of horses and dreamy beach scenes. Dutch critics admired his work as did French ones, who often compared him to Odilon Redon. "[Klein] starts from a dream of colors from which the motif gradually takes shape. Notwithstanding he still reverts to reality with this, albeit a dreamed up

reality," one review concluded. On his 80th birthday, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam held a retrospective of his work. In recent years, there has been renewed interest in his paintings, leading to a spike in prices.

Fred Klein was married first to the painter Marie Raymond, the mother of Yves, and then to the painter Ursula Bardsley. The first husband of Ursula Bardsley was the first Director of the mondial islamic ligue (Râbitat al–‘âlam al-islâmî)in Paris.

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What I want to impress upon the court is that this is not casual drinking, ... This is conscious criminal conduct.

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Several passing motorists tried to warn him by honking their horns and flashing their lights, ... And he continued, exit after exit.

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It's not a dead community at all.

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He realized the case was very strong and there was no purpose in going to trial.

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I wouldn't call it hedging bets. I thought it was giving a jury the opportunity to decide the correct crime to convict a defendant for.

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The driver passed other motorists who were trying to warn him, blowing their horns, flashing their lights, pulling over to the side of the road, ... But he continued, exit after exit.

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