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96 Edgar Fernhout (1912-1974)
In 1953, Edgar Fernhout was commissioned by the Dutch government to document the reconstruction work following the North Sea flood disaster in Zeeland. On the island of Schouwen-Duiveland, he took photographs and situational sketches as part of a series of drawings, which he later developed in his Amsterdam studio. In Zeeland, he was confronted with the devastating power of nature which stood in stark contrast to the tranquility that had - until then - characterised his landscape paintings. A photo of the Schouwschedijk on Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, taken by the artist, is illustrated in: A. van den Berk, ‘Edgar Fernhout schilder/painter’, The Hague 1990, p. 52.
Exhibited: -Nijmegen, Waag, ‘Edgar Fernhout’, 12 October- 7 November 1955, no. 18, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue. Literature: -Aloys van den Berk, Jozien Moerbeek and John Steen, ‘Edgar Fernhout schilder/painter’, The Hague 1990, ill. p. 53, no. 53; p.128, cat. no. 206 in list of catalogue raisonné, and with comment that the artist noted in his workbook: ‘Schouwensdijk bij Kakkersweel’. Provenance: -Collection A.M. Kerkhof, The Hague. -Collection W.H.L. Ruijsendaal, Amsterdam. -Auction, Christie’s, Amsterdam, 30 May 2006, lot 39.
View on the Schouwsedijk, near Brouwershaven signed and dated ‘Fernhout 53’ (lower right); signed and dated again and annotated ‘Schouwschedijk achter/Brouwershaven/1953’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas, 65,5x100 cm
€5,000 - €7,000
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