Adrianus Johannes (Arie) Zwart
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Adrianus Johannes (Arie) Zwart
1903 - Netherlands - 1981 - Dealer
- Kunsthandel D.J. Zeeman
AJ (Alex) Black. Rijswijk 1903 - 1981 Adrian Laren John Black was born in 1903 in Rijswijk. His first painting is from 1915. The year before winning a box of art supplies plus a weekly visit to the painter Otto Kriens to have his work reviewed. Two years later he took classes at the Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague. The style of his early work is reminiscent of the Hague School. This was around 1915 already passed its peak. Later his style became looser, impressionistischer. After his marriage in 1926, he was a living entirely on the income from his work as a painter identified. He was very productive. He traveled extensively through the Netherlands, first alone and later with his family in a converted moving van. In 1936 it was replaced by a specially-built Black houseboat. Even this he went traveling: first Gorinchem, then via the IJssel Nijmegen and Arnhem to Hattem. Maas was also on course to put names. In winter, the barge was in Meppel. Through contact with painters Meppel Black went on to using lighter colors. The dark landscapes and interiors gave way to a lighter palette with loose brushwork. The last years of his life he lived in the Rosa Spier House in Laren, where he died. Recently, the book Monograph of Arie Black 'a nomadic life' . Truly a wonderful book, a real asset for any lover. Many beautiful large color images. The book gives a very good impression of the diversity in the work of AJ Black.
