# Willem Van Genk

> Willem van Genk was a Dutch painter and graphic artist, celebrated as one of the leading masters of outsider art. Throughout his life he lived with severe mental distress, experiencing symptoms related to autism and schizophrenia. On account of his passion for trains, buses, and train stations, he called himself the "King of Stations".

*Dutch painter (1927-2005)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** Netherlands
- **Born:** 1927-04-02
- **Died:** 2005-05-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Willem van Genk was a Dutch painter and graphic artist, celebrated as one of the leading masters of outsider art. Throughout his life he lived with severe mental distress, experiencing symptoms related to autism and schizophrenia. On account of his passion for trains, buses, and train stations, he called himself the "King of Stations".

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