Johan Dijkstra artwork • painting • for sale Swiss landscape
Johan Dijkstra
Groningen 1896-1978
1896-1978
Swiss landscape
oil on canvas 70.0 x 100.0 cm, signed l.l.
This painting is for sale.
Price: € 16,500
Provenance: veiling Sotheby Mak van Waay, Amsterdam, 11 mei 1982, lotnr. 321; veiling Christie's, Amsterdam, 4 juni 1997, lotnr. 46; Kunsthandel Simonis & Buunk, Ede, 2002; coll. Cees en Jarmila Kamerbeek, Amersfoort.
Exhibited: 'Jongkind tot Van der Leck, de passie van een collectioneur: Collectie Kamerbeek', Amersfoort, Museum Flehite, 21 jan.-8 april 2007/Amersfoort, Armando Museum, 10 juli-16 sept. 2007.
Johan Dijkstra was a major Dutch Expressionist. He lived and worked in Groningen, where, along with artists like Jan Wiegers and Jan Altink, he was a member of De Ploeg painters' circle. His subject matter was chiefly the local landscape and portraits. He also made expressive sketches of everyday life on the streets and in the cafes. Influenced by German Expressionist Kirchner, Dijkstra's use of colour became increasingly bolder between 1923 and 1929 and his forms freer.
© Simonis & Buunk
