Ben Walrecht - Havengezicht van Groningen - Sold

This is an oil painting on canvas with a harbor view of Groningen painted by Ben Walrecht. Bernardus Hermannus David (Ben) Walrecht (Groningen, 6 May 1911 - Hilversum, September 14, 1980) was a Dutch impressionist painter and sculptor. He followed the arts and crafts course at the Academy Minerva. Then he worked as an advertising designer. He mainly painted Groningen cityscapes, landscapes (particularly around the water) and portraits. He joined it in 1936 artist collective De Ploeg. Walrecht's work appeared in the Zwart Wit book, compiled by Hendrik Werkman. His passion for the water led to the purchase of a ship, the "Catharina", on which he went to live, and with which he spent the summer sailed through Friesland with George Martens and Johan Dijkstra and also visited Amsterdam. After the Second World War, Walrecht focused more on sculpture. He worked in all kinds of different materials: stone, wood, clay, bronze and concrete. Although he to 1952 with De Ploeg, he mainly worked outside Groningen after the war, especially in Amsterdam, Enkhuizen and Loosdrecht. Your painting is a nice harbor view of Groningen. He has a number of, and mostly colorful, paintings of this port made