August van Voorden artwork • painting • previously for sale Figures on the Vierleeuwenbrug, Rotterdam
August van Voorden
Rotterdam 1881-1921
1881-1921
Figures on the Vierleeuwenbrug, Rotterdam
oil on panel 56.9 x 45.6 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1918
This painting was previously for sale.
Literature: P. van Beveren, W. van Sinderen, 'Panorama Rotterdam. Meesters aan de Maas 1820-1940', Schiedam 2001, afb. in kleur pag. 126; afgebeeld in 'The Dutch Art Diary 2002'; Nelly de Zwaan, 'Nederland uit de kunst: 365 dagen kijken en lezen', Warnsveld 2005, 23 feb. (met afb. in kleur); Marc Couwenbergh, 'Werkpaarden en dienstmeiden - Het Rotterdam van August Willem van Voorden 1881-1921', Venlo 2006, pag. 53, afb. 48 (in kleur), afb. in kleur op omslag.
Exhibited: Rotterdam, Kunsthal, 'Panorama Rotterdam. Meesters aan de Maas 1820-1940', sept. 2001-jan. 2002; Rotterdam, Historisch Museum Rotterdam, 'Werkpaarden & dienstmeiden - het Rotterdam van August W. van Voorden 1881-1921’, 9 mei-27 aug. 2006.
August van Voorden, a student of the Rotterdam Academy, was called the 'Rotterdam Breitner' because of his subjects and powerful touch. Popular themes were Rotterdam street life, the ships in the harbour and the large pile-driving works that could be seen everywhere in the rapidly expanding city. He also painted landscapes, including near Kortenhoef. In his cityscapes, touches of bright colour form a refined counterbalance to the Dutch gray atmosphere.
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