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Jaap van der Pol Watercolor/Gouache
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Wikipedia:
Jaap van der Pol (Landsmeer, November 26, 1938 - Edam, April 23, 2009) was a Dutch painter.
In 1965 and 1966 he received the Royal Grant for Painting from the hands of then Queen Juliana. About this he would later say himself, "Juliana, that sweet darling. She handed out Lucky Strike[1]."
Starting August 28, 2004, he sent artspam almost weekly to interested parties. Artspam consisted of a photo of a work of art or performance about which Jaap had something to say, supplemented by a textual reflection or musing. Jaap saw his artspam as something temporary, a short message of his existence, like a billboard flashing past you on the highway. He himself did not keep the artspams he sent. The last artspam, number 216[2] was sent from his sickbed on April 5, 2009, at his behest. It contained a drawing of his grandson Finn and the text:
"The song has ended but the music is still around.
So long, Jaap"
From: https://www.metzemaekers.com/kunstenaar/pol-jaap-van-der/608037
Biography: Jaap van der Pol
Jaap van der Pol played with symbols of form: letters, numbers, targets, Hebrew characters, illegible texts, loose limbs, a silhouette.... It seems like an idiosyncratic game, but the symbols do not stand alone: They are intimately connected and tell what is and is not written. Van der Pol no longer tried to resolve the simultaneity of things but was content to leave the contradictions of reality for what they are and accept their absurdity at face value.
This laconic attitude has led to relative, paradoxical and sometimes somewhat bizarrely humorous traits in his work such as people as targets in a shooting gallery rather than in front of it. "Everybody shoots at everybody: nothing will be unambiguous anymore." He stuck to anecdote found in his immediate environment; folkloric customs, children's games, ordinary everyday events and occurrences.
His quasi-primitive conception of the human figure, interest in folklore and a naive view of reality enhance the significance of his narratives, in which the visual experience of reality and memory provide content not bound by time and space. That content is strikingly original, but Jaap van der Pol seemed no more than superficially affected by it. He was first and foremost a character, which turns out to be a safeguard for his bequeathed oeuvre
The artwork itself is in excellent condition. The passepartout has some signs of use. Note: I like the work better without the passepartout, as part of the image is lost behind it.
The artwork itself is in excellent condition. The passepartout has some signs of use. Note: I like the work better without the passepartout, as part of the image is lost behind it.
Specifications
ConditionVery goodColorsPurple, Orange, YellowMaterialPaperNumber of items1Height73 cmWidth58 cm