Hermanus Berserik was a wonderfully refreshingly unpretentious and flexible artist. In addition to producing paintings and prints, he also designed book covers and theatrical costumes and sets. A recurring element in his work is a nostalgic, gently humorous atmosphere. Here he copied in colour a pos
...tcard of an airship in a hangar, although you only see the overhang at second glance. Berserik was inspired by the same German zeppelin as Carel Willink, who painted such an aircraft in 1933, which is also in Museum MORE.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, GorsselHermanus Berserik was a wonderfully refreshingly unpretentious and flexible artist. In addition to producing paintings and prints, he also designed book covers and theatrical costumes and sets. A recurring element in his work is a nostalgic, gently humorous atmosphere. Here he copied in colour a postcard of an airship in a hangar, although you only see the overhang at second glance. Berserik was inspired by the same German zeppelin as Carel Willink, who painted such an aircraft in 1933, which is also in Museum MORE.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel