Ed Dukkers - Two figures, pastel on paper, 1983 - Sold
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| Pick up | Yes, possible |
| Location | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Auction details
| Start time | 6-4-2026 at 13:47 |
| End time | 16-4-2026 at 20:11 |
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Maximbos The Netherlands
2025 | |
2 sold | |
- Description
- Ed Dukkers (1923-1996)
| Type of artwork | Drawing / Aquarelle |
| Year | 1983 |
| Technique | Pastel/Crayon |
| Support | Paper |
| Framed | Framed |
| Dimensions | 57 x 65 cm (h x w) |
| Incl. frame | 57 x 65 cm (h x w) |
| Signed | Hand signed |
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Hand-signed and dated top right: meu '83
A gift given to my father by a then friend of Ed Dukkers in Amsterdam, Pieter Swildens.
A powerful composition in pastel on paper, created during a period when Ed Dukkers was increasingly refining his visual language. Two stylized, organic figures dominate the picture plane—each with a suggestive eye, like sentinels in an indeterminate ritual. The contours are confident and heavy, while the use of color—muted ochres, gray-greens, and pink accents—reflects the warm earth tones with which Dukkers permeated his entire oeuvre.
The work reveals Dukkers' surrealist and figurative-expressionist side, reminiscent of Cobra contemporaries like Appel and Corneille, but with a unique, intimate visual language. Dukkers has exhibited at the Hague Gemeentemuseum and Museum Fodor Amsterdam, among others, and his work is included in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
In a black frame with a mat. Good condition.
A gift given to my father by a then friend of Ed Dukkers in Amsterdam, Pieter Swildens.
A powerful composition in pastel on paper, created during a period when Ed Dukkers was increasingly refining his visual language. Two stylized, organic figures dominate the picture plane—each with a suggestive eye, like sentinels in an indeterminate ritual. The contours are confident and heavy, while the use of color—muted ochres, gray-greens, and pink accents—reflects the warm earth tones with which Dukkers permeated his entire oeuvre.
The work reveals Dukkers' surrealist and figurative-expressionist side, reminiscent of Cobra contemporaries like Appel and Corneille, but with a unique, intimate visual language. Dukkers has exhibited at the Hague Gemeentemuseum and Museum Fodor Amsterdam, among others, and his work is included in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
In a black frame with a mat. Good condition.
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| Condition | Good | ||||||||||
| The work is in very good condition. The frame has minor damage to the corners. | |||||||||||
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Ed Dukkers (1923-1996)
Dutch M
Maximbos The Netherlands
2025 | |
2 sold | |
65 cm
57 cm
65 cm
57 cm