Bart Jonkers - Mandala’s

Triptych with mandalas by renowned Utrecht artist Bertus Jonkers, neatly framed. This and other works by Bertus can be viewed by appointment in Utrecht city center during the auction.

Bertus Jonkers: Painter, etcher, and watercolorist. Poet, writer, thinker, and bookmaker. Furthermore: a true Utrecht native, world traveler, and admirer of Krishnamurti.

Jonkers was undoubtedly one of the most intriguing artists in his hometown of Utrecht of the past century. At his home, between 1989 and 1992, Jonkers built a miniature metropolis. From sand, plaster, glue, and all sorts of small materials, he created miniature buildings and other urban elements that together formed a metropolis. This creative interpretation of a metropolis became known as the "Ideal City," but is also known as the "City of Devotion." In 1990, this artwork was exhibited at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht, and in 1992, the museum purchased a large portion of this miniature construction.

Jonkers' work is collected by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Centraal Museum Utrecht and by private collectors worldwide.
In 2016, several etchings by Jonkers were exhibited in the Rembrandt House during the exhibition "Under the Spell of Hercules Segers - Rembrandt and the Moderns" a tribute to Hercules Segers (1589/90-1633/40) in collaboration with the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and the Hercules Segers Foundation.

Provenance: Private collection