Martinus Leonardus Middelhoek - Martinus L. Middelhoek - Zicht op Rotterdam - Delftse Vaart – Laurenstoren - Sold

The painter Middelhoek comes from Brielle. There were two, but this work belongs to seniors. Martinus Leonardus Junior later had a shop in the front street. You would never have found where it was but a old uncle and aunt of a friend of mine lived in the center and his father saved old maps of Rotterdam.
What you see in the painting is definitely Rotterdam with the Laurenstoren. It is a view of the Delftse Vaart, which is now the headquarters of police, behind the Coolsingel. What you see in this watercolor is in the middle the bombed area of Rotterdam (10 May 1945) and consists so no more. The Delfts Vaart still exists. (Last photo.)
In this cityscape, he skilfully uses watercolor technology. nicks. The work is sketchy, quickly set up and layers are superimposed (wet in wet) applied. so that the optimum effect is achieved. Resourse- angle was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts and Technical Sciences in Rotterdam, where he was taught from below more Alexander van Maasdijk. He was the father of Piet Middelhoek (1930 - 2004) His work is in the collection of the Historic Museum Brielle. Shipment without glass plate or at buyer's risk.