Jan Sluijters (1881 - 1957) - Nu féminin

Provenance

Tajan Paris, 8 December 2023, lot 28

Jan Sluijters (1881–1957) – Expressive nude, ca. 1904, oil pastel on paper

Beautiful, large, and rare early work from the formative period of Jan Sluijters,
executed around 1904, at the beginning of his artistic development.

During this period, Sluijters combined his academic education with a growing
An interest in expression, color, and personal expressiveness. This work shows how
he freed himself from conventions at an early age and experimented with form and emotion.

The subject is rendered in oil pastel on paper, with a free and energetic use of line.
and a striking use of color, with which the later modernist development is already taking shape.
announced. The combination of format, technique, composition and expression makes this into
a characteristic example of his early oeuvre.

Early works from this period are scarce and offer a particularly clear insight into the
development of one of the most important Dutch modernists of the 20th century.

This work offers an excellent opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts of Dutch.
modern art in order to acquire an authentic and historically interesting piece.