Kees Maks artwork • watercolour • drawing • for sale Triple tandem
Kees Maks
Amsterdam 1876-1967
1876-1967
Triple tandem
watercolour and gouache on paper 59.4 x 89.4 cm, signed l.r.
This work on paper is for sale.
Price: € 14,500
Provenance: coll. M. Franken.
Literature: Ingelies Vermeulen e.a., 'Nachtlicht. De schilders van het nieuwe licht 1880-1940', Haarlem 2010, pag. 125, afb. in kleur pag. 83; vgl.: tent.cat. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 'C.J. Maks', 1929, cat.nr. 50 (versie in olieverf).
The painter Kees Maks was a pupil of G.H. Breitner, which can be traced in the bold, robust visual arrangement of his paintings. He divided his time between Amsterdam and Paris and mainly painted scenes from the circus and theatre in rich tones and extreme contrasts of light and shade. His work was regarded by his contemporaries as non-Dutch but was well-received in France, particularly Paris. Between 1910 and 1945 Maks participated in the capital’s annual Salons.
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