Juul Neumann – untitled, 1960 – oil on canvas, profesionally framed 1960

Juul Neumann

Original oil on canvas
60 ⨯ 67 ⨯ 3 cm
ConditionVery good
Price on request

Van Kerkhoff Art

• About the artwork
  An untitled original oilpainting on canvas. Painted by the Dutch artist Juul Neumann in December 1960. Signed and dated by the artist (front, bottom left). Professionally framed.
  
  About Juul Neumann
  Juul Neumann (Amsterdam 1919 – s.p. 1997) was a Dutch painter. Born in 1919, financial constraints prevented him from attending the Rijksacademie after secondary school, but he sought his artistic path through drawing lessons with artist Ger Gerrits. His painting style was initially influenced by Cubism, especially the work of Braque. Neumann was actively involved in art groups such as Vrij Beelden, Creatie and later the Liga Nieuwe Beelden.
  
  After World War II, Juul Neumann started creating abstract oil paintings, and from 1949 he called his works ‘compositions’ and labeled them with numbers. His art was characterised by geometric design and the limited use of colours, mainly primary colours combined with black, grey and white. He actively participated in numerous exhibitions and joined artist associations such as The Independents.
  
  After graduating in 1936, Neumann took weekly art classes with Ger Gerrits, where he came into contact with artists such as Harry van Kruiningen. During the war, he shared a studio with Berend Hendriks, where he made his first paintings. In 1946, he joined De Onafhankelijken and participated in exhibitions of Vrij Beelden, Creatie and the Liga Vrij Beelden with abstract oil paint.
  
  From 1949, he called his works compositions and started numbering them. His signature style included a limited colour palette and geometric shapes. Between 1955 and 1960, he exhibited at the Liga Nieuw Beelden, where he was a board member until 1969. In the 1960s, he experimented with a more free-spirited abstract style, inspired by landscapes and cityscapes, but later returned to his strict geometric form language. Juul Neumann left a rich legacy in the Dutch art scene.
  
  Signed
  Signed and dated by the artist (front, bottom left)
  
  Condition
  Good original condition, professionally framed.
  
  Provenance
  Klasema Fine Art
  
  Dimensions
  Artwork
  Height 46 cm
  Width 51 cm
  
  Frame
  Height 60 cm
  Width 67 cm
  Depth 3,5 cm
• About the artist

  Juul Neumann was a Dutch painter from Amsterdam. He was mostly autodidact and received weekly art lessons from Ger Gerrits, a local artist. The subjects of his paintings are landscapes and cityscapes. As he aged, his work got more abstract, influenced by Cubism, eventually resulting in a geometric style. He was a member of multiple artist associations, such as De Onafhankelijken and Vrije Beelden with whom he exhibited his art in the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.

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