Stef Jurrien - Drawing: Composition with slightly curved lines - 1998

Drawing by Stef Jurrien. Composition with slightly curved lines. Year: 1998. Dimensions top: H50 x w65cm. Dimensions: H48 x W63cm. The work is provided with an initials (initials monogram) by the artist. The authenticity of the work offered is fully guaranteed. A certificate of authenticity can be emailed upon request.
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Pierre van Soest settled in Amsterdam in 1947. He attended the National Academy of Visual Arts in Amsterdam from 1947 to 1949 and received the Royal Subsidy for Painting in 1953 and 1954.
From 1964 he lived and worked alternately in Amsterdam and Helle (South Limburg). He was a member of the Amsterdam artist group Groep Scorpio, together with Frans de Boo, Roger Chailloux, John Grosman, Guillaume Lo-A-Njoe, Karl Pelgrom, Jan Sierhuis, Aat Verhoog and Leo de Vries.[1] In the years 1965-1966 and 1969-1971 he was a teacher at Ateliers '63 in Haarlem and from 1972 to 1978 at the Royal Academy of Art and Design in 's-Hertogenbosch. He worked extensively in the field of monumental arts and executed wall paintings and concrete reliefs in public and private buildings in the Netherlands.
Van Soest died on January 2, 2001.
Painter of series
Because of his abstract expressionist style, Van Soest's early work has often been labeled as post-Cobra, a term that the artist himself did not support. From the late 1960s, Van Soest started painting in series. When he was captivated by a certain motif, this gave rise to a whole series of works. Examples are 'Umbrellas', 'Insects', 'Weekend Film' and 'Portrait of Hell'. Oil paint was joined by acrylic.
The subsequent series often had an art historical motif. The first series that resulted was 'With Jan van Eijck visiting the Arnolfini family' after the bridal couple Arnolfini by the painter Jan van Eijck, which hangs in the National Gallery of London. The series was followed by the series 'Dulle Griet', after the work of the same name by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, which can be viewed in the Mayer van den Bergh museum in Antwerp. This was followed by series on two works that can be viewed in the Prado of Madrid: The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch and the Three Graces by Rubens. But during these periods also series appeared that were not based on art historical motifs, such as 'Pierre van Soest so many times', 'Family portraits', 'Asparagus' and 'Landscapes'.
To draw
The series of paintings were accompanied by numerous sketches and drawings. The sketches were partly tools to determine the use of color and size of the paintings, but should also be seen as an autonomous work of art. There was also an interaction here: paintings also provided new ideas for sketches. In addition to the paintings, the drawings therefore occupied an important place in the exhibitions of the various series.
Architecture
Van Soest worked extensively in the field of monumental arts and executed wall paintings and concrete reliefs in public and private buildings in the Netherlands. A special collaboration was with architect Frank van Klingeren. Van Soest's work plays an important role in several of his buildings, including De Meerpaal in Dronten, Jeugdgebouw Noord in Amsterdam, Scheepswerf Kraaijer in Zaandam and 't Karregat in Eindhoven.