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Willem Anthonie (Wim) Oepts

Canal, 1932

Wim Oepts found fame and adoration with his colourful, somewhat abstract landscapes. He started making these works circa 1940. But now behold this pitch-dark painting of a canal shrouded in evening mist. Here and there, geometric areas of colour emerge from the darkness. We look towards the moored b ... arge over the shoulder of a woman wearing a bowler hat, and perhaps feel like characters in the film noir Le Quai des Brumes (‘Port of Shadows’), which was released six years later. Text: Chris Reinewald From: Museum MORE: 100 jaar realisme, 2020, Gorssel
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Artist
Willem Anthonie (Wim) Oepts
Title
Canal
Year
1932
Technique
Oil on canvas
Size
62.5 x 50.5 cm (h x w)
Type of object
Painting
Copyright
Uknown

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