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Maria Westra - the summer of 2018
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Private seller: Maria Westra
Amsterdam, NetherlandsView all items from this sellerAn original work, painted by Maria Westra. Does not need to be framed. Acrylic paint on cotton. The paint is sometimes applied thickly and then worked again with a palette knife. One coat of varnish. Signed and dated. 2018. Certificate of authenticity is included.
The summer of 2018 was the hottest summer to date since she has lived and worked here for 37 years. The birds are a collection of the birds, some fictional, that have flown in and out of her garden.
Maria Westra graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in monumental textiles and weaving with the textile prize. She started as a designer of woven fabrics at De Ploeg (Bergeyk in Brabant) of furniture and curtain fabrics, she later translated the technique of weaving into other materials such as perspex and paper. She recently made a perspex cube for the Eye Hospital in Rotterdam. She has carried out assignments for, among others, the Government Buildings Agency, the Municipality of Amsterdam for the Stopera, Kraaijvanger Architecten, Allianz, and children's portraits for Hestia Kinderopvang. Acquisitions by the State, the Municipality of Amsterdam, the Stedelijk Museum 6 works, the DEV (Department of Aesthetic Design) of the (then) PTT, the VU hospital, the Sint Franciscus Gast Hospital, artoteken, private individuals. She also likes to draw and paint.
ConditionExcellentColorsYellow, Turquoise, White, Red, Purple, Orange, Multi Color, Green, BlueMaterialCanvas, Paper, WoodNumber of items1StyleModernSubjectAnimalFirst ownerYesHeight120 cmWidth90 cm