Lot Essay
Hoowij lived and worked in Spain, North-Africa and Great-Britain to settle in Los Angeles (USA), where he made fame with his portraits and his surreal paintings. He died in Encino (USA) 1987.
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A still life with red herrings and an onion
Details
Jan Hoowij (Dutch, 1907-1987)
A still life with red herrings and an onion
signed and dated 'Jan Hoowy/32' (lower left)
oil on canvasboard
30 x 40 cm.
A still life with red herrings and an onion
signed and dated 'Jan Hoowy/32' (lower left)
oil on canvasboard
30 x 40 cm.
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