A COLLECTION OF WORKS BY DOUWE VAN DER ZWEEP (1890-1975)
Douwe van der Zweep was trained in the technique of lithograph-making as a young boy. He soon developed an interest in other fields in the fine arts. From 1905 till 1910 he took lessons in the evening at the Kunstnijverheidsschool in Utrecht.
Around 1916 he became more involved in the circle of modernistic artists in Utrecht. Among them Gerrit Rietveld with whom Van der Zweep had a long lasting close friendship. Although van der Zweep was influenced by the principles of De Stijl, he rarely worked completely abstract.
As Jan Juffermans states:"Met hoogte en dieptepunten ontwikkelt Van der Zweep in de jaren twintig zijn kracht. Hij blijft vrijwel steeds uitgaan van de zichtbare werkelijkheid, maar tracht het gekozen onderwerp zo zuiver mogelijk te 'vergeestelijken'".(Jan Juffermans,
op cit, p.42). In the later work Van der Zweep becomes more free
in his expression.
cf. Literature:
Jan Juffermans, Met stille trom Beeldende Kunst en Utrecht sinds 1900, Utrecht/Antwerpen 1976
Douwe van der Zweep (1890-1975)
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Douwe van der Zweep (1890-1975)
A still life of flowers in a vase
signed D.v.d.Zweep
48 x 35 cm;
and nine other paintings, one lithograph and three drawings by the same hand (one unframed) (14)
A still life of flowers in a vase
signed D.v.d.Zweep
48 x 35 cm;
and nine other paintings, one lithograph and three drawings by the same hand (one unframed) (14)