Johfra artwork • painting • previously for sale A dream
Johfra
Den Haag 1919-1998 Fleurac (Frankrijk)
1919-1998
A dream
oil on board 15.7 x 8.2 cm, signed u.r. and dated 1952
This painting was previously for sale.
Literature: vgl.: Gerrit Luidinga, 'Johfra: Hoogste lichten en diepste schaduwen. Een kunstenaarsleven in woord en beeld 1919-1998', Utrecht, 2001, pag. 86, afb. 308 ('Het ontluiken').
Johfra was the founder of the artist group of 7 meta-realists. Johfra had a long-term relationship with Diana Vandenberg (The Hague 1923-1997), who also belonged to this group. Under the influence of 'Rozenkruisers' gatherings, the spiritually oriented Johfra and Diana immersed themselves in metaphysics, Gnosticism and Hermetics and created esoteric, visionary representations - painted extremely realistically - of things beyond ordinary consciousness.
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