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Jopie Huisman (1922 -2000) - The first and the last shoes
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ProfessionalGroningen, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since October 2025 • 12 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 known to everyone in the Netherlands—and far beyond. Jopie was a special and authentic resident of Workum. He considered Workum to be paradise on earth. Jopie said: “To me, heaven can never be more beautiful than this.” Jopie obtained his house painter's diploma at the age of 14. He eventually went to work as a painter at a pottery factory in Workum. He taught himself the trade of artist. In 1963, he had his first exhibition in Harlingen. In the seventies, his painting took on a different character. He painted 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 closet door, she said: ‘Damn, there are Mother’s first and her last shoes.’ I thought: ‘I always buy those for a few cents.’ But when I told her that I wanted to buy the closet, but with the shoes included, she didn’t go along with it. They weren’t for sale. I said: ‘Wife, we’ll do it differently. You keep the shoes, but I’ll make a beautiful drawing of them.’ To me, they prove that your mother was there; her whole life is between them.’ ‘What an odd man you are,’ she said, ‘just take them with you then, and I won’t want them back.’ Later at home, I found a quote from Ecclesiastes on a wad from one of the noses: ‘For that which is not, cannot be counted.’
Type of work: Giclée
Material: Pen drawing and watercolor
Signature: Print-signed
Year: 1974
Framed: Yes
Size: 32 x 38 cm (h x w)
Incl. frame: 61 x 51 cm (h x w)
Condition: In excellent condition
Specifications
ConditionExcellentColorsTaupe, BlackMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationPortraitArt sizeMediumHeight61 cmWidth51 cm
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ProfessionalGroningen, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since October 2025 • 12 sales