Oil on wood
Netherlands, c.1925/1935
Jacques Stephan Witjens (1881 - 1956) – Dutch-Argentinian painter
Inside a forest
Signed on the lower left with ‘Jac. Witjens‘
Overall dimensions: 23.5 x 34 cm
Good condition

This oil painting was created by the Dutch-Argentinian painter Jacques Witjens around 1925/35 and depicts trees and grasses on the bank of a forest lake. In dark earthy tones, the low-hanging branches are reflecting in the water surface.

The picture is signed on the lower left with ‘Jac. Witjens‘ and in a good condition with only slight signs of age. The overall dimensions are 23.5 x 34 cm.

Jacques Stephan Witjens (1881-1956)

Witjens was born in 1881 in The Hague, Netherlands, under the name Adrianus Hendrikus Witjens. Even though he was mostly self-taught, the befriended artist August Allebé helped him develop his own style. In 1901 he had his own studio; in 1912 he won the first price of the Concurso Bignelli and exhibited successfully in the subsequent time. This first phase was characterized by pastose paint application, reduced compositions and an earthy colour pallet. He immigrated to Argentina in 1920 where he began painting the Argentinian landscape and the people. He could never quite free himself of his dutch heritage and his paintings excel by their deep, intense skies. He later turned towards the palette knife technique. He exhibited in Buenos Aires and won many prizes throughout his active years. (vwe)

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