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This cable contains a beautiful watercolour by Piet Schipperus (1840-1929). Signed lower right and dated lower left 1901. A small and exceptionally beautiful work. The work has impressionistic influences due to the way in which Schipperus painted the foliage of the trees with short brushstrokes. The same technique is also used for the foliage on the ground. The use of colour with mainly green and brown tones seems simple at first, but when you look at the work more closely you will notice that each shade of green is slightly different.
Piet Schipperus, in full Pieter Adrianus 'Piet' Schipperus, is not as well known as his contemporaries from The Hague. As far as is known, Schipperus did not follow any training and was not affiliated with a painting collective. Nevertheless, his work can certainly be placed in the impressionist movement in and around The Hague at the beginning of the 20th century, also known as the Hague School. One reason that Schipperus did not become as well known as some of his contemporaries is possibly that he made many watercolours and worked to a lesser extent with oil paint on canvas.
The watercolour is in exceptionally good condition because it has been framed for good conservation. The brightness of the colours is still very beautiful after more than a hundred years. The frame is exceptionally beautiful and without damage.
The watercolor is 23.5 x 17 cm. The frame size is 40 x 33 cm.