Benner developed his art in relative isolation in his native Leeuwarden, albeit with some influence from the Groningen-based painter and printer H.N. Werkman. Around 1950, he was noticed by the Cobra painters and by Willem Sandberg, the director of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, prompting his move to the capital. His paintings, with expansive brush strokes, appear abstract but many are in fact based on landscapes: the pastures and lakes of Friesland or, as here, the wild mountains of Scotland, which he travelled through in 1957.
Specifications
| Title | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 80 cm Width 100 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Gerrit Benner
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| Accession number | 2431 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1958 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in 1958 |
| Internal exhibitions |
De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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