Strekdam by Théo van Rysselberghe
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Strekdam 1887

Théo van Rysselberghe

Original oil on canvas
 35 ⨯ 45 cm
Price on request

Studio 2000 Art Gallery

  • About the artwork
    Strekdam, 1887,
    THEO VAN RYSSELBERGHE
    Gent 1862-1926 Saint-Clair, Var
    Breakwater in the sea, 1887
    Oil on canvas
    35 x 45 cm.
    Signed with monogram and dated ‘1911’: lower right
    Provenance: Art dealer M.L. de Boer; Octave Maus collection.
    This painting will be included in the supplement to the catalogue raisonné of Theo van Rysselberghe by Ronald Feltkamp, ​​numbered 1887.024.
  • About the artist

    Van Rysselberghe (1862 – 1926) is considered an important leader of pointillism, with which he inspired Dutch artists such as Jan Toorop.

    During one of his travels in Morocco in 1888, he literally and figuratively saw the light and started applying dots of unmixed paint with which he managed to express light and color in a sublime way. He will continue to use this technique throughout his career.

    The exhibition outlines Van Rysselberghe's development through his favorite themes: society portraits, sun-drenched landscapes from Flanders to Morocco, seascapes and the female nude. His oeuvre is an ode to the beauty of life and to painting itself.

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Artwork details

Category
Paintings
Subject
SeascapesSea
Style
Impressionism
Material & Technique
Original oil on canvas
Colour
GreyBlue