Reinout Zikel - Waiting for the Train - Sold

Descriptions of Zikel's oeuvre emphasize that he often places human figures in spatial, sometimes landscape settings. Portraits and figurative scenes form an important part of his work, which includes paintings, sculptures, watercolors, and illustrations.
"Waiting for the Train" appears to depict an everyday station situation, but something very intimate is taking place within it. The boundary between private and public is broken. The woman's sexual act stands in contrast to the seemingly ordinary and indifferent surroundings.
As a result, the work is not only about eroticism, but above all about desire and the tension of being seen. As a viewer, you become part of that situation yourself: you observe something that is actually not meant for your eyes.
The title thereby takes on a double meaning. Waiting for the train literally stands for an everyday activity, but can simultaneously refer to sexual tension, anticipation, and release.
The painting seems to explore the contrast between the respectable, public outside world and the hidden, physical desire that can play out beneath it.