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Ferdinand Erfmann
Folk Festival, 1960
Ferdinand Erfmann cultivated his position as an outsider in society and in art. In 1960 he painted this nostalgic scene from his past as a street acrobat 30 years earlier, which is clear from the clothes, namely the plus fours (trousers) and straw hats. After their performance, the buskers would go
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around collecting money. The people look somewhat expressionless and stereotyped, partly due to Erfmann’s ineptness, but certainly also by choice. The matte colours emphasize the uneasy, yet ever so intriguing atmosphere.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel
Artist
Ferdinand Erfmann
Title
Folk Festival
Year
1960
Technique
Olieverf op doek
Size
60.3 x 40.3 cm (h x w)
Type of object
Painting
Copyright
Uknown
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