Lot Essay
The present lot depicts the parents of the artist in the portico in front of their house in The Hague.
.jpg?w=1)
Mensen op portiek (people on portico)
Details
Co Westerik (b. 1924)
Mensen op portiek (people on portico)
signed and dated '1962 Westerik' (lower right); dated '1961/62' (lower left); signed, titled and dated 'WESTERIK 1962 "Mensen op portiek"' (on the backing); signed and dated twice (on the stretcher)
oil and tempera on canvas
50 x 59.5 cm.
Painted in 1961-1962
Mensen op portiek (people on portico)
signed and dated '1962 Westerik' (lower right); dated '1961/62' (lower left); signed, titled and dated 'WESTERIK 1962 "Mensen op portiek"' (on the backing); signed and dated twice (on the stretcher)
oil and tempera on canvas
50 x 59.5 cm.
Painted in 1961-1962
Provenance
Collection Poortvliet, Tietjerk.
Literature
C. Doelman, 'Two views of Co Westerik. People in psychological isolation', in: Delta, VII, 2, summer 1964, no. 20 (illustrated, p. 23).
C. Westerik, R. Kopland (a.o.), Co Westerik. Schilderijen, Baarn 1999, no. 27, p. 112 (illustrated, p. 113).
W.A.L. Beeren, Co Westerik. Schilder, Amsterdam 1981, p. 126, no. 47 (illustrated).
C. Westerik, R. Kopland (a.o.), Co Westerik. Schilderijen, Baarn 1999, no. 27, p. 112 (illustrated, p. 113).
W.A.L. Beeren, Co Westerik. Schilder, Amsterdam 1981, p. 126, no. 47 (illustrated).
Exhibited
The Hague, Haags Gemeentemuseum, Co Westerik - schilderijen, grafiek, tekeningen, 6 February-8 March 1964. This exhibition later travelled to Haarlem, Vishal, 13 March-19 April 1964 and Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, 24 April-31 May 1964.
São Paolo, VIII Biennale de São Paulo, 4 September-28 November 1965.
Groningen, Groninger Museum voor Stad en Lande, 3 collecties moderne kunst in Groningen: De Groot, Poortvliet, Wijngaard, 4 March-3 April 1966.
Leiden, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Co Westerik. Rembrandt-prijs 1966 voor de schilderkunst, 17 September-17 October 1966.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Co Westerik, 24 September-7 November 1971, no. 29 (illustrated, p. 21). This exhibition later travelled to Groningen, Groninger Museum voor Stad en Lande, 23 December 1971-23 January 1972 and Brussels, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, 4 February-5 March 1972.
Berlin, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Co Westerik, 16 October-16 November 1983. This exhibition later travelled to Saarbrücken, Saarland Museum, 27 January-25 February 1984 and The Hague, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 26 May-13 August 1983.
São Paolo, VIII Biennale de São Paulo, 4 September-28 November 1965.
Groningen, Groninger Museum voor Stad en Lande, 3 collecties moderne kunst in Groningen: De Groot, Poortvliet, Wijngaard, 4 March-3 April 1966.
Leiden, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Co Westerik. Rembrandt-prijs 1966 voor de schilderkunst, 17 September-17 October 1966.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Co Westerik, 24 September-7 November 1971, no. 29 (illustrated, p. 21). This exhibition later travelled to Groningen, Groninger Museum voor Stad en Lande, 23 December 1971-23 January 1972 and Brussels, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, 4 February-5 March 1972.
Berlin, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Co Westerik, 16 October-16 November 1983. This exhibition later travelled to Saarbrücken, Saarland Museum, 27 January-25 February 1984 and The Hague, Haags Gemeentemuseum, 26 May-13 August 1983.
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
Brought to you by
Alexandra Bots