Bram Bogart ranks amongst the principal artists of the 'Informel' post-war movement which abandoned geometric abstraction in favour of a more intuitive form of expression, similar to action painting, but often a lot more textural. Bogart worked at the heart of the movement, which included Alberto Burri in Italy, and Antonio Tàpies in Spain. In 1946, Bogart visited Paris and settled there during 1951-59. His works from his Parisian period are delicate and subtle yet show strong gestural action. After his move to Belgium in 1959, Bogart’s work became widely recognised. From the early 1960s onwards, he developed his unmistakable original canvases which were characterised by a new technique radiant with colour, light and optimism.

'Terre Lourde' was exhibited in 1955 at the Galerie Creuse in Paris. Upon seeing Bogart's paintings, Antonio Tàpies turned his back on Surrealism and embraced matter painting.

Recently Bogart's contribution to art history was realised with an acquisition of several works by Tate Modern, London and a centenary retrospective at the Prinsenhof Museum in Delft in 2022.

The work of Bram Bogart is present in the following museum collections: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam; S.M.A.K, Ghent; Musée du Louvre, Paris; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Tate Modern, London; Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney; National Gallery of Victoria, Australia; Guggenheim, New York.