Louis Saalborn artwork • painting • previously for sale Houses
Louis Saalborn
Rotterdam 1891-1957 Amsterdam
1891-1957
Houses
oil on board 64.4 x 81.5 cm, signed l.r. and dated '51
This painting was previously for sale.
Provenance: coll. weduwe Zaalborn.
Louis Zaalborn, or rather Loe Saalborn, was not only an actor and stage director, but also a well-known painter in his time. He was a friend of Theo van Doesburg, received advice from Piet Mondrian and was a student of Piet van Wijngaerdt. From 1910 onwards, Saalborn's work therefore showed points of contact with cubism, luminism, pointillism and expressionism. After 1930 he distanced himself from expressionism and preferred to paint figurative. Colors remained an important supporting element.
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