Jan Zandleven | Rhenen, the Netherlands
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Still life of kalmia in a vase, 1921
oil on canvas, 49x36x-cmThis small painting shows off the potency of Zandleven’s pointillist style at its best. A rhythm is created by thousands of varying dots and dabs of thick luscious paint; a vibrant picture surface in which the still seems to come to life. Although an expressive painting, it maintains great attention to detail. Zandleven has set the painting in a timeless context; it is a depiction of something ordinary, a bouquet of flowers in a vase. This is precisely where the artwork’s strength lies; the painting celebrates the effortless beauty of nature and our primordial urge to reproduce it.