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Jan van der Zee artwork • watercolour • drawing • previously for sale A harbour in winter

Zee J. van der | Jan van der Zee, A harbour in winter, black chalk and watercolour on paper 32.5 x 51.4 cm, signed l.r. and dated '45

Jan van der Zee

A harbour in winter
black chalk and watercolour on paper 32.5 x 51.4 cm, signed l.r. and dated '45

This work on paper was previously for sale.

Provenance: Koninklijke Verzamelingen; nalatenschap H.K.H. Prinses Juliana (1909-2004), Koningin der Nederlanden van 1948 tot 1980.

Jan van der Zee is one of the most talented painters of the Groninger Ploeg. In 1923, when he became a member of this artists' association, he painted geometric-abstract compositions for some time. In 1926 due to the negative criticism, he switched to painting landscapes, portraits and still lifes in Groningen. This can best be described as earthy: they are powerful, strong in structure and painted in a sturdy, expressionist brush stroke. Often there is a clear focus on the structure in the landscape and the rhythm of successive shapes and surfaces. It is therefore not surprising that the work of the painter became increasingly abstract in the 1950s.


Jan van der Zee | Landscape near Yde, Drenthe, oil on canvas, 50.0 x 70.1 cm, signed on the reverse and dated on the reverse '43

Jan van der Zee

painting • for sale

Landscape near Yde, Drenthe

Jan van der Zee | Ships in the Damsterdiep; on the reverse: Summer landscape, oil on panel, 24.4 x 30.5 cm, signed l.r.

Jan van der Zee

painting • for sale

Ships in the Damsterdiep; on the reverse: Summer landscape


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