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Quirijn van Tiel
The Farewell, 1940
‘My works are very dear to me as absolutely pure expressions of my deepest feelings’, said Quirijn van Tiel of his often grisly paintings. Here, he uses a woolly brushstroke to capture multiple narratives in a dreamlike scene. Visual fragments show what has happened and what is yet to come; a tried
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and tested folk art approach also used by Marc Chagall and Max Beckmann. Considering the date of the work, 1940, Van Tiel foresaw relocations such as this by way of avoiding calamity.
Long-term loan from the Cultural Heritage Agency.
Text: Chris Reinewald
From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel
Artist
Quirijn van Tiel
Title
The Farewell
Year
1940
Technique
Oil on canvas
Size
100 x 130 cm (h x w)
Type of object
Painting
Copyright
Uknown
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