Nic Jonk - Large expressionist screen print - Amante - edition of 250 - beautifully framed - - Sold

• Impressively large expressionist screen print in very good condition. Made in 1993 by the famous North Holland sculptor and painter Nic Jonk (1928-1994) in a limited edition of 250 copies. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil and with various assignments on the back with black marker.

• The large screen print has been professionally framed and can be hung on the wall.

• NB!! DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THIS ITEM, PICKUP IN PURMEREND OR DELIVERY BY COURIER (0.30CT PER KM DRIVEN) TO YOUR HOME IS THE ONLY OPTION!!

• Nic Jonk was a sculptor, painter, ceramist and graphic artist. He first learned the trade of an advertising artist to earn a living. Later he took evening classes at the arts and crafts school in Amsterdam. Wessel Couzijn taught him figure drawing and sculpting. He finished his sculpture training at the National Academy.

He found his own direction in smooth, flowing and abstract forms. He wanted to express his own sense of connection with prehistoric man and used mythological stories as a framework for his sensual themes such as women, love and fertility. Water is a frequently recurring element, which is not only reflected in titles, but also in aquatic animals and wavy shapes. In the mid-1960s he settled in Grootschermer, North Holland, where he started a sculpture garden and a museum. The garden contains colossal sculptures of women and animals, including horses and swans. His paintings are expressionistic and monumental. His versatile oeuvre also includes ceramics, jewelry and objects made of perspex, glass and steel. In many respects, Nic Jonk was a classical sculptor from the 19th century tradition with a thorough knowledge of bronze casting. More than two hundred of his bronze statues found a permanent place in the Netherlands. But his sculptures can also be seen abroad, in Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy and the United States. Jonk's Woman standing on one leg, which was on display at ARTZUID 2019, refers to his great examples Auguste Renoir, Aristide Maillol and Antoine Bourdelle. They also made many grand images of female nudes. Nic Jonk died in 1994. A year later, the museum was renovated and the sculpture garden expanded. These can still be visited.