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Henk Helmantel artwork • painting • previously for sale Still life with garlic

Helmantel H.F.N.  | Hindrik Frans Nicolaas 'Henk' Helmantel, Still life with garlic, oil on board 34.7 x 29.9 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1992

Henk Helmantel

Still life with garlic
oil on board 34.7 x 29.9 cm, signed l.r. and dated 1992

This painting was previously for sale.

Henk Helmantel is one of the Dutch post-war realists. He particularly excels in his still lifes, the objects of which are elaborated down to the smallest detail and brushstrokes and reliefs in the paint layer are barely perceptible. Well-considered composition, colour distribution and subtle lighting play a major role in this work. After 1980 his still lifes changed somewhat because he created a greater separation between main and side issues through lighting and elaboration. Helmantel received his education at the academy of Groningen (1961-1965). In his choice for realism, he was initially influenced by Dick Ket, especially in the field of surface division and high point of view.


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