Wagemaker was the most important Dutch exponent of Matter painting in the 1950s and 1960s. Like his better-known Spanish colleague Antoni Tàpies, he made reliefs that evoke associations with walls, rock faces or aerial views of mountains or deserts, with traces of human activity or the forces of nature. The title of this work suggests that these traces are letters, albeit from an unknown language.
Specifications
| Title | Montagnes aux écritures |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 142 cm Height 92 cm Depth 5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Jaap Wagemaker
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| Accession number | 2629 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1961 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1961 |
| Creation date | in 1960 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Meneer Delta, een galeriehouder en verzamelaar in het museum (2012) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
