Ed Dukkers (1923-1996) - 20th Century Graphite Drawing From the Bow

Description

Standing on the bow, Dukkers sketches the activity on the deck of a ship. Several figures attend to their duties, while birds fly overhead. Unsigned. On paper laid to backing paper.

Condition

Signs of wear consistent with age including discolouration, staining, and foxing to both the page and backing paper. Wear to the edges. Crease line to the lower left.

Size

27.5 x 21.5cm (10.8" x 8.5")
Sheet: 37.5 x 27.5cm (14.8" x 10.8")

Collection Information

Bold, fluid, and surreal: explore this collection of abstract compositions by Ed Dukkers.

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Artist Biography

Dutch artist Ed Dukkers (1923-1996) was born in 1923, and trained at the Institute for Applied Arts Education in Amsterdam. In 1946, Willem Sandberg selected him for the exhibition "Ten Young Painters," which aimed to showcase the new impetus in post-war painting. Like many others at the time, Dukkers displayed expressionist tendencies, but he soon found himself pursuing a different course. Despite his connections with artists who founded movements like CoBrA and Vrij Beelden, Dukkers decided to forge his own path. He felt that manifestos and movements would limit his choices. He was interested in literary and surrealist themes, in which death, eroticism, and rituals were closely interwoven.