Erik Andriesse artwork • watercolour • drawing • previously for sale Amaryllis
Erik Andriesse
Bussum 1957-1993 Amsterdam
1957-1993
Amaryllis
gouache on paper 115.0 x 81.0 cm, signed l.c. and dated 1986
This work on paper was previously for sale.
Provenance: rechtstreeks verworven van de kunstenaar door de vorige eigenaar.
Literature: Robert Jan Muller, 'Eric Andriesse', Zwolle 2003, pag. 143, cat.nr. 124 (met afb.).
Exhibited: De gouache werd gebruikt voor een poster die in 1987 voor 500 NS-treinstations werd gedrukt in opdracht van de stichting PLINT (Eindhoven) en de Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst. Op de poster stond het gedicht van Remco Campert 'Oponthoud'.
For the talented, young deceased Erik Andriesse, nature was the biggest source of inspiration. Flowers, skulls and skeletons, animals and - after 1988 - marine animals were his main motives. He depicts them in a realistic or even abundant way, with love for detail. After 1990, apart from skeletons, lilies and amaryllises were among his favorite subjects. Andriesse was fascinated by these flowers for their expressive shape and color and he used them in countless versions; lithographs, watercolor, oil or acrylic on canvas, or a combination of these techniques.
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