Anton van den Horst - Intriguing matter (cement, twigs, pigment) painting - 1976 - signed

• Title:
• Year: 1976
• Framed dimensions: 60 cm x 48 cm (Image: 57 cm x 46 cm)
• Circulation:
• Signed: Yes, with marker on the back
• Materials: cement, pigments, twigs, etc.)
• Framed: Yes
• Condition: in good condition.

Anton van den Horst (Teteringen, 1924 – Amstelveen, February 12, 2002) was a Dutch artist. He received his artistic training, among other places, at the former School of Applied Arts in Tilburg.
Shortly after World War II, he chose an academic career. He worked as a psychologist and was a senior research associate at the Municipal University of Amsterdam. He debuted as an artist in 1973 at Galerie "Myra" in Amsterdam, followed by numerous exhibitions at home and abroad.
The material as a source of inspiration
If one wants to give the work of psychologist and artist Anton van den Horst an "art historical label," it would seem obvious to classify it as matter painting. Although the term matter painting was used as a purely technical term, comparable to the terms collage or assemblage, it gradually gained acceptance as a distinct phenomenon in visual art with its own ideology. Matter painting first manifested itself in the years immediately following World War II as part of a much broader movement, usually referred to as Informal Art.