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Jean Timmermans (1899-1986) - Cows and the peasant in the stable Watercolor - Hand signed - 1930
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Thiers, FranceOn Whoppah since February 2024 • 22 sales
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Jean Timmermans (1899-1988) was a watercolorist, painter, draftsman, and illustrator. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels.
He painted landscapes, harbor views, seascapes, figures, and genre paintings. He traveled to Amsterdam, Brittany, the South of France, and also to Chiny, on the banks of the Semois.
In the early 1930s, he was particularly interested in the intolerable situation of workers in the Brussels region and the unemployed fishermen of Ostend, Zeebrugge, and Amsterdam.
His works became more optimistic and tranquil when he began to paint young peasant women, rural interiors, and monumental landscapes on the banks of the Semois. The work presented here is part of this period.
Around 1940, he discovered the South of France and the light. Early in his career, influences from Permeke and G. de Smet are evident.
Later, the rhythm becomes livelier, the palette lighter, and the style lighter; it sometimes recalls Raoul Dufy. Shows a preference for watercolor.
Co-founder of the "Société des Peintres de la Mer" (Society of Sea Painters), honorary professor at the Wolluwé-Saint-Pierre School of Fine Arts. Works in the museums of Antwerp, Ostend, Ixelles, Mons, and Tournai.
The watercolor depicts a genre scene featuring a peasant and two cows in a stable. A social theme from Wallonia in the early 20th century. Social issues are the focus of the work.
Part of the Belgian Expressionist movement, the painterly style is thick and the lines are straight and clear.
The colors are earth tones, ranging from brown to red, including beige.
Signed in pencil by J. Timmermans.
Dimensions: 50 x 60 cm (unframed)
(with frame: 65 x 72 cm)
Good overall condition, some snags on the frame and yellowed stains on the work, see photos.
Purchased at auction. My purchase invoice is available upon request.
Carefully shipped.
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Thiers, FranceOn Whoppah since February 2024 • 22 sales