Description
Bram Van Velde, The Joy, 1975
Color lithograph on Arches paper
This work is signed by the artist with a brush on the painting
Sheet dimensions 58/78
Unframed work
Bram Abraham Gerardus van Velde lived (1895-1981) was a Dutch painter known for his intensely colorful and geometric style of painting, associated with tachisme and lyrical abstraction. He is often seen as a member of the Paris School, but his work falls somewhere between expressionism and surrealism and evolved in the 1960s into expressive abstract art. His paintings from the 1950s recall the contemporary work of Matisse, Picasso and the abstract expressionist Adolph Gottlieb. In the 1960s van Velde had exhibitions in the United States organized by the Knoedler Gallery. After 1970, van Velde traveled to Poland, Iceland, Italy and Norway, Brussels, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Rome for his own exhibitions. He did not do much new work during this period. In 1964 he was made a Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and the Netherlands awarded him the Order of Orange-Nassau in 1969.
Work made on Arches paper, dated to the 1970s. It is a watercolor paper produced only by traditional methods on cylinder presses, thanks to which it has a regular texture. Cotton fibers are evenly distributed, which makes the structure of the paper more stable, resistant to deformation. It is covered with a layer of natural gelatin, so it can be stretched without the risk of tearing. It also maintains the natural intensity and luminosity of colors, except for paints with a natural tendency to penetrate the structure of the paper.
Work in original vintage condition.
