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Cornelis van Leeuwen artwork • watercolour • drawing • previously for sale Skaters on the ice

Leeuwen C.G. van | Cornelis Gerrit van Leeuwen, Skaters on the ice, chalk, ink and gouache on paper 14.3 x 20.1 cm, signed l.l.

Cornelis van Leeuwen

Skaters on the ice
chalk, ink and gouache on paper 14.3 x 20.1 cm, signed l.l.

This work on paper was previously for sale.

Provenance: Koninklijke Verzamelingen; nalatenschap H.K.H. Prinses Juliana (1909-2004), Koningin der Nederlanden van 1948 tot 1980.

The Rotterdam artist Cornelis van Leeuwen started his artistic career as an advertising designer and around 1930 opted for free painting. His preference was for landscapes, in the 1940s he chose figures, and also religious subjects, in a clearly individual, expressionistic style. The artist's work was featured in the exhibition 'Onze kunst van heden' in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (1939-1940). Because of the threat of war, the great works of art such as Rembrandt's 'De Nachtwacht' had been brought to safety. In order to make useful use of the vacant space and to attract visitors, 750 artists showed their work. Queen Juliana was the patroness of this exhibition.


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