The Custodia Basis, not removed from our resorts, has two new exhibitions on provide, the primary in regards to the enigmatic forerunner of Vermeer Jacobus Vrel (the primary exhibition totally devoted to him), and one other exhibiting the drawings of Rein Dool, with over 70 years of his work on provide.
Jacobus Vrel shared not solely the identical initials as Johannes Vermeer, but in addition a sense of contemplative calm, feminine figures and a sure thriller in his work. Certainly, a lot of Vrel’s work had been attributed to Vermeer for a few years.
This new exhibition will will let you uncover the work of the artist, with items lent by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, The Detroit Institute of Arts and different prestigious museums. Nevertheless, Vrel is described as “enigmatic” as a result of we truly know nothing of his life – only one doc exists that mentions him, he used six totally different signatures for his work, and solely 45 works have been discovered.
With unusual panorama and out of doors scenes, and equally lugubrious interiors, the enigmatic painter will definitely intrigue you, and maybe extra data could be gleaned from the 4 guided visits (in French, value included in your entrance ticket) at 12.30pm on twenty fourth June, 4th July, thirteenth July and sixth September.
The second new exhibition on the Basis reveals the drawings of 89 year-old artist Rein Dool, higher identified for his work. It’s troublesome to pin down Dool’s fashion, which is by turns naïve, surrealist or quasi-abstract, or often purely figurative or near impressionism.
Born in 1933, he skilled as a lithographer on the age of 14, and his experimentation with kind and color continued for over 70 years.
As proficient with landscapes and nonetheless lifes as with portraiture for his associates, the exhibition reveals fifty works, with loans from the Dordrechts Museum and Rijksmuseum, accomplished by works from non-public collections and even some lent by the artist himself.
For extra details about these two intriguing artists, a list has been revealed for every exhibition.
Jacobus Vrel. On the lookout for Clues of an Enigmatic Painter (256 pages, 224 color illustrations) is offered for round 35-50€ right here at your native amazon.
Rein Dool. Les Dessins | Tekenaar (116 pages, 70 color illustrations) is offered for 29.95€ right here on the Custodia Basis.
The exhibitions Jacobus Vrel. Enigmatic Forerunner of Vermeer and Rein Dool – Drawings are on the Custodia Basis (right here) from Seventeenth June-Seventeenth September 2023
Open daily besides Mondays from midday-6pm
Admission: 10€ / 7€ (+60 years outdated, unemployed) / free (college students, press…)
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