André van der Vossen (1893-1963) - Abstracte compositie
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Abstract composition gouache by André van der Vossen (1893–1963), signed, in original frame, dating from 1950–1960, measuring 32.5 × 47 cm (52.5 × 67 cm including the frame).
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Interesting gouache by the Dutch painter André van der Vossen (1893-1963). This work was probably made in the mid-1950s. The dimensions are 32.5 x 47 cm without a frame and including the original frame 52.5 x 67 cm.
Provenance
Atelier of the artist
Kunsthandel Pompe, Haarlem
Auction house Van Spengen June 1995, lot no. 205
Collection van der Spek, Kortenhoef
André van der Vossen (1893-1963) worked for a long time for Johan Enschedé Drukkerij in Haarlem after training as a designer, and later also as an aesthetic advisor for the PTT, for which he also created (award-winning) stamp designs. Van der Vossen belongs to the artists who, shortly after World War II, broke with figurativeness out of conviction and chose abstraction.
Van der Vossen belongs to the artists who, shortly after World War II, broke with figurativeness out of conviction and chose abstraction. From a diary kept since 1947 it appears that after 1945 he followed the developments in modern art closely. He was particularly impressed by the exhibitions organized by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 1947 and 1948 about Kandinsky and Klee.
His abstract body of work (made between 1947-1957) ranges from strictly geometric to abstract-expressionist. Although Van der Vossen was very modest about his work, he was involved in several important artistic events and movements in the fifties.
In 1957 he returned to figuration, with sea and dune views as his preference.
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Interesting gouache by the Dutch painter André van der Vossen (1893-1963). This work was probably made in the mid-1950s. The dimensions are 32.5 x 47 cm without a frame and including the original frame 52.5 x 67 cm.
Provenance
Atelier of the artist
Kunsthandel Pompe, Haarlem
Auction house Van Spengen June 1995, lot no. 205
Collection van der Spek, Kortenhoef
André van der Vossen (1893-1963) worked for a long time for Johan Enschedé Drukkerij in Haarlem after training as a designer, and later also as an aesthetic advisor for the PTT, for which he also created (award-winning) stamp designs. Van der Vossen belongs to the artists who, shortly after World War II, broke with figurativeness out of conviction and chose abstraction.
Van der Vossen belongs to the artists who, shortly after World War II, broke with figurativeness out of conviction and chose abstraction. From a diary kept since 1947 it appears that after 1945 he followed the developments in modern art closely. He was particularly impressed by the exhibitions organized by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 1947 and 1948 about Kandinsky and Klee.
His abstract body of work (made between 1947-1957) ranges from strictly geometric to abstract-expressionist. Although Van der Vossen was very modest about his work, he was involved in several important artistic events and movements in the fifties.
In 1957 he returned to figuration, with sea and dune views as his preference.
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Artist
André van der Vossen (1893-1963)
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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Abstracte compositie
Technique
Gouache
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Netherlands
Condition
Good condition
Height
32.5 cm
Width
47 cm
Style
Abstract
Period
1950-1960
