Harmen Meurs artwork • painting • previously for sale Seated nude
Harmen Meurs
Wageningen 1891-1964 Ermelo
1891-1964
Seated nude
oil on canvas 116.6 x 81.6 cm, signed l.r. and dated '33
This painting was previously for sale.
Provenance: Kunsthandel Wending (Adriaan Venema), Amsterdam; veiling Christie's, King Street, Londen, 'Impressionist & Modern Paintings & Sculpture', part II, 3 dec. 1985.
Literature: Adriaan Venema, 'Harmen Meurs 1891-1964', Amsterdam 1979, afb. pag. 13 (getiteld 'Lettin').
The landscapes, figures and still lifes of Harmen Meurs from the twenties and thirties are strongly influenced by his many journeys to France. At first his work was mainly impressionistic, later it was also influenced by cubism and expressionism. In the late 1930s, Meurs got a very strong political opinion, which is expressed in his figures and cityscapes from that period. In addition to paintings, Meurs also produced lithographs and woodcuts.
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