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Jan Bakker (1879-1944) here paints a farmer's wife during the harvest in the polder area of South Holland. A rural scene, probably made in August 1925.
The painter Johannes ('Jan') Bakker, mainly worked in the South Holland countryside. There he painted village and river views on the spot. Bakker was educated at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and was apprenticed to landscape painter Frits Jansen (1856-1928) who also taught Queen Wilhelmina. He was also taught by Willem-Bastiaan Tholen (1860-1931), who especially taught him to paint colorfully and above all 'freely'.
Johannes Bakker was a member of the artists' associations 'Pulchri Studio' (The Hague) and 'Vereeniging St. Lucas' (Amsterdam).
Artist: Jan Bakker (1879-1944) Year: 1925 Technique: oil on panel Condition: in good condition Dimensions frame 29x35x4 cm Painting size: 20x26cm. Signed lower left