Dolf Zwerver - large colour lithograph "The Procession" limited edition (190) - finely framed

• Medium: color lithography on paper
• Dating:
• Numbered: 161/190
• Signed: in pencil on the bottom
• Condition: In good condition
• Titled: "the Parade"
• Frame size 55 x 75 cm (HxW)
  

Dolf Zwerver 1932-2010

Dolf Zwerver, the son of a painter and advertising artist, lived the first years of his life in Oranjewoud, Friesland. Shortly before the Second World War, the Zwerver family moved from Friesland to Utrecht. Zwerver was self-taught and worked as an advertising painter, sailor, carpenter, warehouse clerk, and window cleaner, among other things. In the late 1950s, he focused on a career as a fine painter. In 1965, he was 'discovered' at a competition for amateur painters organized by the magazine Eva, and subsequently, over the course of a few years, he developed into a high-level fine painter. Zwerver's oeuvre is characterized by dreamy, reflective paintings. Serene gardens, mazes, and forests form a recurring backdrop. Both Oranjewoud and the Rhijnauwen estate near Utrecht were frequent sources of inspiration. His most famous work is the Large Triptych Sanssouci, on which he worked for a total of ten years. Zwerver's work can be seen in the Centraal Museum in Utrecht and the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, among others. He also exhibited at the Rembrandt House and had two major retrospectives at Zeist Castle. The writer and poet Ingmar Heytze regularly used the work as covers for his poetry collections. Zwerver was affiliated with the Kunstliefde Society. Zwerver is buried at Soestbergen Cemetery in Utrecht.