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Herman Gordijn
Husband and Wife in the Tram, 1956 - 1957
As a young painter, Herman Gordijn considered the elderly with more horror than compassion. He was particularly fascinated by the fading beauty of vain, aging women from The Hague . For this cartoonish older married couple in the tram, the painter approached the wrinkles with just as much energy as
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the creases in the clothes. The anatomical shortening of the upper legs and the woman’s hands is a technical feat. Gordijn borrowed the sultry colour scheme from his inspiration at the time, the German Expressive Realist Otto Dix.
Long-term loan from the Cultural Heritage Agency.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel
Artist
Herman Gordijn
Title
Husband and Wife in the Tram
Year
1956 -
1957
Technique
Oil on canvas
Size
55.5 x 65.5 cm (h x w)
Type of object
Painting
Copyright
© Pictoright
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