Wintergezicht bij Loosdrecht 1920 - 1930

Dirk Smorenberg

Original oil on canvas
70 ⨯ 90 cm
Price on request

Bruning Heintz Fine Art

• About the artwork
  Grootte 90 x 70 cm
  Signatuur Gesigneerd
  Materiaal Olieverf op doek
  Stroming Art deco
  Locatie Loosdrecht
  
  De kou is voelbaar en de stilte hoorbaar… Typerend en imposant schilderij van Dirk Smorenberg. Mede door het opvallend grote formaat is de impact van dit werk groot. Het is hartje winter. Smorenberg is een meester in het creëren van een winterse sfeer zoals we die nu bijna niet meer kennen. Het winterse gevoel wordt ook versterkt door de vrieslucht met de pastelkleuren die bovendien worden weerspiegeld op het ijs. Dit werk is geschilderd in de jaren 1920-1930 waarin Smorenberg op de top van zijn kunnen was. Het werk heeft een bijzondere herkomst, net als het grote werk met bollenvelden in onze collectie: het komt direct uit de familie. Via Dirk’s oudste dochter Mimosa (geboren 1914) is het bij haar zoon terechtgekomen, waarvan wij het hebben verworven. In al die jaren is het werk dus in de familie geweest en het spreekt voor zich dat BruningHeintz dit prachtige werk met trots presenteert.
  Provenance Kleinzoon van Dirk Smorenberg
  
• About the artist

  Dirk Smorenberg (Alkmaar, 4 September 1883 – Oud-Loosdrecht, 14 September 1960) was a self-taught Dutch painter, known as one of the few representatives of the Art Deco style in the Netherlands. His work is characterized by decorative representations of the North Holland landscape, especially his iconic water lilies.

  Early Life and Education

  Smorenberg was born in Alkmaar and began his professional painting career in 1906. Although self-taught, he was influenced by the Swiss expressionist Ferdinand Hodler, an influence he shared with his friend and fellow artist Dirk Filarski.

  Travels and Influences

  At the beginning of the First World War, Smorenberg traveled to St. Ives in England to paint. He also worked in Switzerland, near Montreux, and spent the years 1910-1911 in the United States, where he exhibited together with Piet Mondriaan in New York City.

  Settlement in Oud-Loosdrecht

  In 1924, Smorenberg settled in Oud-Loosdrecht, attracted by the watery landscape. Here he found his most characteristic subject: the water lilies. His paintings from this period show a decorative style with stylized forms and bright colors, which distinguished him from other painters who treated the same subject.

  Personal life

  Smorenberg married twice: in 1913 to Luisa Suzanna Kamerman, an actress, writer and painter known by the pseudonym Tula di Vista; this marriage was dissolved in 1923. In 1924 he remarried to Wilhelmina Neijsen.

  Artistic Contribution and Legacy

  As an independent and original artist, Smorenberg designed matching frames for a number of his works, which emphasizes his attention to detail and aesthetics. His unique approach and style have given him a lasting place in Dutch art history.

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