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Jopie Huisman (1922 -2000) - The First And The Last Shoes
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ProfessionalGroningen, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since August 2026 • 5 sales
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Jotje (Jopie) Huisman (Workum, October 18, 1922 – Groningen, September 29, 2000) was a self-taught Dutch painter and draftsman.
His real name is Jotje, but his nickname is Jopie. That is also the name everyone in the Netherlands - and far beyond - knows. Jopie was a special and authentic inhabitant of Workum. He himself considered Workum paradise on earth. Jopie said: “Heaven can never be more beautiful than this for me.” At the age of 14, Jopie obtained his diploma as a house painter. He eventually started working as a painter at a pottery factory in Workum. He taught himself the craft of painting. In 1963, he had his first exhibition in Harlingen. In the 1970s, his painting took on a different character. He painted about more poignant subjects, and his technique became increasingly realistic. It is primarily these works that brought him fame.
A woman from Workum offered me an old cabinet for sale. When she opened the cabinet door, she said: ‘Damn, there are mother's first and her last shoes.’ I thought: ‘I'll always buy those for a few cents.’ But when I told her I wanted to buy the cabinet, but with the shoes included, she didn't agree. They were not for sale. I said: ‘Woman, let's do it differently. You keep the shoes, but I'll make a beautiful drawing of them. For me, they prove that your mother was here; her whole life is in between.’ ‘What a strange man you are,’ she said, ‘then just take them with you, and I don't need them back.’ At home, I later found a saying from Prediker on a wad from one of the shoe toes: ‘For that which is not, cannot be counted.’
Type of work: Giclée
Material: Pen drawing and watercolor
Signature: Print-signed
Year: 1974
Framed: Yes
Dimensions: 32 x 38 cm (h x w)
Incl. frame: 61 x 51 cm (h x w)
Condition: In excellent condition
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CategoryLithographs & printsConditionExcellentColorsBrownMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight61 cmWidth51 cmSeller locationGroningen, NetherlandsDelivery optionsDelivery or pickup
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ProfessionalGroningen, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since August 2026 • 5 sales