Piet van Wijngaerdt artwork • painting • for sale 4-piece room divider: the four seasons

In addition to painting, artists from the Bergen School occasionally received commissions for other artworks. For example, Piet van Wijngaerdt most likely created thisroom divider at the request of the owner of Hotel Werners on Nassaukade/corner of P.C. Hooftstraat in Amsterdam, now the Leonardo Boutique Museum Hotel. The owner was an avid Van Wijngaerdt collector, a tradition continued by his children. Van Wijngaerdt, who painted many floral still lifes in a cubist-expressionist style with unexpected color contrasts, depicted the four seasons with flowers on this screen. Lilacs, magnolias, and tulips symbolize spring, roses summer, chrysanthemums autumn, and the poinsettia with its radiant winter sun hangs above a wintry village street. Can you picture this divider in your bedroom?