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Carel Willink
Statue at a Summer Mansion, 1935
Dark overcast skies are more common in the Netherlands or England than in antiquity, from where this statue of the Grecian goddess appears to originate. This scene is not true to life, but in contrast to Willink’s early painting The Silver Wedding, here he ‘montaged’ the various visual elements into
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a seemingly realistic whole. The textures are also painted convincingly. Critics conjecture that the scene’s ominous air symbolises ‘The Decline of the West’, as charted by philosopher Oswald Spengler.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel
Artist
Carel Willink
Title
Statue at a Summer Mansion
Year
1935
Technique
Oil on canvas
Size
100 x 75 cm (h x w)
Type of object
Painting
Copyright
© Pictoright
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