Jan Altink artwork • painting • for sale Working the land
Jan Altink
Groningen 1885-1971
1885-1971
Working the land
wax paint on canvas 55.0 x 63.6 cm, signed l.l. and dated '25
This painting is for sale.
Price: € 72,000
Provenance: coll. schilder/beeldhouwer Johan van Zweden (1896-1975), Arnhem, 1969; coll. J.H.M. Rolink, 1978.
Literature: tent.cat. Den Haag, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 'Jan Altink: Groninger land en mensen', 1969, pag. 17, cat.nr. 12 (met afb.); tent.cat. Arnhem, Gemeentemuseum, 'Jan Altink, schilderijen'1965, cat.nr. 1 (foutief gedateerd 1923); tent.cat. Den Haag, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 'Jan Altink: Groninger land en mensen', 1969, pag. 17, cat.nr. 12; Franeker, Museum 't Coopmanshûs, 'Jan Altink', 1885-1971', 1977, cat.nr. 22; W.J. de Gruyter, 'Jan Altink, 21 october 1885-6 december 1971' Heemskerk 1978, z.p., afb. 15 (in kleur, foutief gedateerd 1924); Warmenhuizen, Ursulakerk, 'Jan Altink', 1983, cat.nr. 10; Han Steenbruggen, 'De Ploeg - Schilderijen van de aarde', Groningen 2002, pag. 22 (met afb. in kleur).
Exhibited: Arnhem, Gemeentemuseum, 'Jan Altink, schilderijen', 12 dec. 1965-6 febr. 1966; Den Haag, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 'Jan Altink: Groninger land en mensen', 27 sept.-16 nov. 1969; Franeker, Museum 't Coopmanshûs, 'Jan Altink 1885-1971', 12 febr.-19 maart 1977; Haarlem, Frans Hals Museum, 'Jan Altink', 10 sept.-29 okt. 1978; Warmenhuizen, Ursulakerk, 'Jan Altink', 26 juni-28 aug. 1983; Heino, Museum De Fundatie/Het Nijenhuis, 'De lyriek van het landschap – 100 jaar expressionistische landschapsschilderkunst in Nederland, 30 april-2 okt. 2016.
Jan Altink was a member of the Groningen painters’ circle De Ploeg. However, he distinguished himself from fellow members by much preferring to work outdoors. He is best known for his landscapes and local village scenes, along with city views and the occasional portrait and still life. At first his palette was limited to mainly grey and green tones, but after 1924 came his Expressionist period when he recorded reality in strong, vivid colours and simplified forms in wax paint.
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