Garnwerd 1940

Johan Dijkstra

Original oil on canvas
60 ⨯ 100 cm
Price on request

Bruning Heintz Fine Art

• About the artwork
  De dijk bij Garnwerd (Groningen) geschilderd door Johan Dijkstra. Dijkstra wordt gerekend tot de belangrijkste schilders van de Groninger Ploeg, een schilderscollectief dat furore zou maken met hun kleurrijke vertolkingen van het Groninger landschap. Een ploeg staat symbool voor het omwoelen van de grond zodat er weer vruchtbare aarde ontstaat. Het waren met name de leden van ‘De Ploeg’ die met grote regelmaat Garnwerd en het Reitdiep in al haar pracht kleurig wilden vereeuwigen. Denk hierbij aan leden als Jan Altink, Jan van der Zee, Jannes de Vries, George Martens, Riekele Prins en Ben Walrecht. Tegenwoordig is de dijk in Garnwerd begroeid met bosjes en hagen waardoor dit zicht niet meer te zien is. Het schilderij is voorzien van Gehring lijst.
  
  Gedateerd Circa 1940
  Tentoonstelling Afgebeeld in Boekwerk Johan Dijkstra, pagina 118 linksonder
  Grootte 100 x 60 cm
  Materiaal Olieverf op doek
  Stroming Groninger Ploeg
  Locatie Garnwerd
  Provenance Erven Johan Dijkstra via Richard Terborg Kunsthandel
• About the artist

  Johan Dijkstra was a great Dutch expressionist. He lived and worked in Groningen, where he was part of the Ploegschilderskring together with artists such as Jan Wiegers and Jan Altink. His subject was mainly the local landscape and portraits.

  He also made expressive sketches of everyday life on the street and in the cafes. Under the influence of German Expressionism, Kirchner's use of color became increasingly bold between 1923 and 1929 and his forms became freer.

  Johan Dijkstra attended the three-year HBS and from 1915 took afternoon classes at the Minerva Academy. In 1919 he was awarded the bronze academy medal for his work.

  From 1919 to 1920 he studied at the Rijksacademie in Amsterdam, where he obtained the M.O. certificate in 1920. Signs achieved. Johan Dijkstra was one of the founders of De Ploeg, but was unable to attend in the early years due to his stay in Amsterdam. Back in Groningen he provided for his livelihood by making illustrations and advertising work. In April 1923 Dijkstra and Altink and Wiegers organized the first anniversary party of De Ploeg at Blauwbörgje, a place just outside the city where a lot of painting was done by the Ploegleden.

  From the beginning of 1926 until 1940 Dijkstra exhibited outside Groningen almost every year. He also had solo exhibitions in Groningen with Pictura, in Amsterdam and The Hague. Between 1928 and 1940 he no longer held any board positions at De Ploeg, but he did his best to increase the number of members. In this he had Werkman as his opponent. Since 1930 he wrote reviews for the Provinciale Groninger Courant, which made him part of the establishment for many.

  

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