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Herman Heijenbrock artwork • watercolour • drawing • for sale The Kalverstraat with flags, by night

Heijenbrock J.C.H. | Johan Coenraad Hermann 'Herman' Heijenbrock | Watercolours and drawings offered for sale | The Kalverstraat with flags, by night, pastel on paper 61.0 x 39.3 cm, signed l.l. and executed ca. 1932

Herman Heijenbrock signatures The Kalverstraat with flags, by night

Herman Heijenbrock

Amsterdam 1871-1948 Blaricum

1871-1948

The Kalverstraat with flags, by night
pastel on paper 61.0 x 39.3 cm, signed l.l. and executed ca. 1932

This work on paper is for sale.

Price: € 14,500

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Johan Coenraad Hermann 'Herman' Heijenbrock

Amsterdam 1871-1948 Blaricum

The Kalverstraat with flags, by night
pastel on paper 61.0 x 39.3 cm, signed l.l. and executed ca. 1932

Literature: Clé Lesger, 'Het winkellandschap van Amsterdam. Stedelijke structuur en winkelbedrijf in de vroegmoderne en moderne tijd, 1550-2000', Hilversum 2013, afb. in kleur op omslag.

Exhibited: Vianen, Stedelijk Museum Vianen, 'Schilderen in de gloed van de oven: Herman Heijenbrock (1871-1948)', 8 dec. 2024-23 maart 2025.

Shows the magic of lamplit shop windows in the early 20th century, when shopping was still a celebration. Created as an illustration for a calendar published in 1932 by the Association of Directors of Electricity Companies in the Netherlands. It graces the cover of Clé Lesger's 2013 book 'Het winkellandschap van Amsterdam' (The Shopping Landscape of Amsterdam).