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Carel Willink
The Zeppelin, 1933
That was quite something! On 14 October 1929, a German Zeppelin whirred over Amsterdam. Four years later, Carel Willink painted this scene – hence this is largely true to life. Four similarly dressed gentlemen stand on the corner of the Stadhouderskade/P.C. Hooftstraat, close to the Rijksmuseum. Bol
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d shadows and reflections – the buildings in the puddles, the clouds in the windows – lend the scene a filmic quality.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel
Artist
Carel Willink
Title
The Zeppelin
Year
1933
Technique
Oil on canvas
Size
75 x 100 cm (h x w)
Type of object
Painting
Copyright
© Pictoright
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