Adrianus Zwart
Adrianus Johannes Zwart (also Arie Zwart , Aad Zwart and AJ Zwart Rijswijk, born August 30, 1903 in Rijswijk , † August 27, 1981 in Laren ) was a Dutch painter and one of the last representatives of the Hague School in his early work .
Life
Adrianus Zwart first studied with Otto Kriens, his first pictures date back to 1915. In 1918 and 1919 he studied at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten . Considering that Zwart could not yet make a living from painting, he also worked as a graphic designer in an advertising agency in Amsterdam . From 1926 he was able to devote himself completely to painting and traveled to the Netherlands, from 1933 he owned a car and a trailer which he used for these activities. After the birth of his third child in 1935, he became too small and in 1936 he decided to move into an old barge that he had converted into a houseboat and studio. He used the mobility of the boat to change the berth and to paint there. Including in Gorinchem , Nijmegen , Arnhem , the IJssel and Hattem , as well as the Meuse as far as Namur . He mostly spent the winter in Meppel .
From 1949 he permanently cast the barge in Voorburg and now mainly traveled abroad. In 1962 he moored the barge on the Singel canal in Woerden , where he lived with his family. Adrianus Zwart had three children. From 1974 he lived in the Künstlerhaus Rosa Spier Huis until his death , where he died in 1981.
In Germany, Adrianus Zwart's works were shown by the Wissing Gallery in Bocholt.
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Adrianus Zwart belonged to the Hague School and was a typical representative of Dutch painting in his Rijswijk era, as it existed until the middle of the 20th century. Not only the painting style, but also the motifs of rural life in the Netherlands were dwindling, so that the interiors shown in kitchens, living rooms and stables are likely to have been among the last. When it comes to landscapes, however, Zwart was more of a representative of French plein air painting , which continued in his extensive travels abroad. While Zwart had already added color accents to the muted dark colors, the Dutch color scheme has given way completely to a strong color scheme.
Works (selection)
- Houthakkers in Herfstlandschap
- Stal te friesem , 51 × 50 cm, 1947
- Huisjes te Rijswijk: houses along a canal , 51 × 71 cm, 1948
- Boeren interior , 70 × 60cm
- Visserswoning te Wierdum , 70 × 60cm
- Rode stoel in de trekschuit
- Farmstead in autumn colors , 80 × 41cm
- Het Dorp Dwigeloo
- Hoorn , 57 × 71 cm
- De baai van San Tropez, Zuid-Frankrijk 40 × 80 cm
- Brabant kitchen cycle (Oud Brabants interiors / Bauernstube in Brabant)
- Kooltuintje , 31 × 40 cm
Exhibitions
- 1939 Kunstzalen Gebroeders Koch, Rotterdam
- 1940 Van Deventer art dealer, The Hague
- 1941 Kunstzaal Gebroeders Koch, The Hague
- 1942 Kunstzaal Kok, Zwolle
- 1942 Kunsthandel 't Schildershuys, Amsterdam
- 1946 Gebroeders Koch, The Hague
- 1955 Panorama Mesdag, The Hague
- 1961 Kunstzaal Dame, The Hague
- 1963 Gemeentemuseum Woerden, Woerden
- 1963 Kunstzaal Polder, The Hague
- 1999 Museum Rijswijk (retrospective)
- 2005 Stedelijk Museum, Zwolle (retrospective)
literature
- Raymond Baan / EA Luinstra: Arie Zwart 1903-1981 , 2004, ISBN 90-6216-661-X geb
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christie's: Arie Zwart (1903-1981). Huisjes te Rijswijk: houses along a canal , accessed on January 12, 2014
- ↑ a b Boeren interieur , accessed January 12, 2014
- ^ Christie's: Adrianus Johannes Zwart (Dutch, 1903-1981). De baai van San Tropez, Zuid-Frankrijk: the bay of St Tropez , accessed on 13 January 2014
- ^ Pieter Scheen & Co .: Adrianus Johannes Zwart: Kooltuintje ( Memento from January 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed: January 13, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | True, Adrianus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zwart, Adrianus Johannes; Zwart, aria; True AJ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rijswijk |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 27, 1981 |
| Place of death | Laren |