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Joop Moesman artwork • painting • previously for sale A seated nude

Moesman J.H.  | Johannes Hendrikus 'Joop' Moesman, A seated nude, oil on paper 64.5 x 45.0 cm

Joop Moesman

A seated nude
oil on paper 64.5 x 45.0 cm

This painting was previously for sale.

Provenance: Sotheby's Amsterdam 29-9-2003; rechtstreeks van de schilder gekocht door de vorige eigenaar.

The surrealist Joop Moesman enjoyed less recognition in the Netherlands than abroad during his lifetime. He exhibited at various international surrealist exhibitions and André Breton is said to have been fascinated by his work. In the Netherlands his paintings were often experienced as shocking. Their subjects are mainly dream images and erotic themes, in which details of familiar shapes in a strange composition are used with almost exaggerated precision. To earn his living, Moesman worked as a graphic artist, a trade for which he was trained, including for the Dutch Railways.Der Surrealist Joop Moesman genoss zu Lebzeiten in den Niederlanden weniger Anerkennung als im Ausland. Er stellte auf verschiedenen internationalen surrealistischen Ausstellungen aus und André Breton soll von seiner Arbeit fasziniert gewesen sein. In den Niederlanden wurden seine Bilder oft als schockierend empfunden. Ihre Sujets sind vor allem Traumbilder und erotische Themen, in denen Details bekannter Formen in einer seltsamen Komposition mit fast übertriebener Präzision eingesetzt werden. Um seinen Lebensunterhalt zu verdienen, arbeitete Moesman als Grafiker, ein Beruf, für den er ausgebildet wurde, unter anderem für die Niederländische Eisenbahn.


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