Description
The artist Theo Beerendonk (1905-1979) reflects in his work the development of Dutch art in the 20th century. From impressionist to expressionist to abstract. One of his favorite genres was the ‘nude’, like this etching/aquatint shows. Beerendonk quickly built up an impressive oeuvre with portraits, still lifes and nudes that stood out because of his idiosyncratic use of color. He studied from 1925 to 1931 at the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, where he received a solid classical painting education under the guidance of professors J.H. Jurres and Hendrik Jan Wolter. In the thirties Beerendonk made a splash with daring nudes, in the tradition of his great predecessors George Hendrik Breitner, Isaac Israëls and Jan Sluijters. He also devoted himself to etching, in which he achieved true mastery. He mastered all techniques. He was a member of various organizations: Maatschappij Rembrandt 1944, St.-Lucas Amsterdam 1944, Arti et Amicitiae Amsterdam as a member until 1956 and as 2nd chairman from 1957. After the Second World War he began to stylize and abstract his subjects and his work became more abstract. In 1966 Beerendonk was appointed curator at the Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam, where he also gave demonstrations in etching. Exhibitions abroad: Oslo, Toulouse, Johannesburg, Former Dutch East Indies, Anzio/Rome, Paris 2017 Works purchased by: Singer Museum Laren, Centraal Museum Utrecht, Museum Civico Italië, Museum De Wieger Deurne, Atlas Dreesmann & the Rijks Museum Amsterdam.
Etching in very good condition, signed TheoBeerendonk, framed 52×42/38×29/4
