Anton Martineau - Screen print, title, "Poetry of a dual talent".

Title: Poetry of a Daul Talent. Sheet dimensions: H. 46 cm x W. 76 cm Edition: 71/125 Signed: Yes Material: Screen print Framed: No Condition: In very good condition, Anton Martineau (Amsterdam, 1926 - 2017) At an early age, he learned house and decorative painting and the stylization of all kinds of plants, animal forms, and objects for decoration and advertising purposes. Supported by a number of fellow painters, including Jan Sierhuis, he followed his intuition, the path that lay before him. 'Narrative' elements are hidden in Anton Martineau's oeuvre. Newspapers, letters, shoes, and everyday objects form his themes, just like love, eroticism, and fear. Starting from small ink drawings, he begins his journey and continues his endless quest, which seems to have no end because, as he himself claims, the work is never finished. Over the years, Anton Martineau has built up an impressive oeuvre. Paintings, drawings, and many hundreds of poems—they are the result of a passionate life. His paintings form the focal point. Painted explosively and with abundant contrasting black, they depict the relationship between man and woman and, in a broader sense, the relationship of a man with his surroundings. Whether he has a model sit on a divan, paints portraits, or creates still lifes, his works consistently bear witness to a great emotional intensity. The human being is portrayed as a personality with many faces: fear, joy, and amazement—a spectrum of emotions on one and the same canvas. He is driven as a painter and draftsman as well. Quick sketches often precede his paint work. He discards nothing during the creative process. Fortunately so, for his drawings also fascinate and inspire wonder. After all, he masters charcoal, pencil, chalk, and abstraction like no other.