Wijnand van Schothorst - oil painting (1966) + exhibition poster (1969)

Powerful and expressive oil painting by Wijnand van Schothorst from 1966 + exhibition poster from 1969 (50 x 33 cm).

With unsigned study on the reverse (verso): see last photo.
Wijnand van Schothorst (1935-2014) was born in Friesland and grew up in Arnhem after the war, where he frequently drew nature together with his childhood friend, the well-known cartoonist Peter van Straaten.
He was primarily known for his expressive landscapes, still lifes, and abstract compositions in oil and watercolor.
In addition to his own artistic career, he was a cultural pioneer and co-founder of various art initiatives and galleries in the Central Netherlands.

Van Schothorst exhibited this work during a group exhibition of the very first winter exhibitions in December 1969 of Projekt Maarsbergen, an alternative exhibition space at Haarweg 13 in Maarsbergen.

His work was regularly on display at, among others, Galerie de Ploegh in Amersfoort.
Works by Wijnand van Schothorst rarely come onto the market.

Provenance: Galerie 'De Berenkuil' Bussum/Breukelen.
Galerie 'De Berenkuil' was a high-profile and progressive art gallery that was active between 1965 and 1976. During that period, the gallery played an important role in showcasing contemporary, modern, and avant-garde visual art in the Netherlands.