Cor Visser - Farmer at the farm 1945 - Sold

Cornelis Visser (1903-1982) was educated at the arts and crafts school in Haarlem under the direction of S. Jessurun de Mesquita. From 1926 he had his studio on his own botter sailing ship. He mainly stayed in Spaarndam and Haarlem. With his botter he sailed to England in 1937 where he became the official painter of the Dutch government in exile during WWII and also had good contacts with HM Wilhelmina. In 1945 he returned to the Netherlands in which year he made this painting possibly in the Haarlem area where he lived in his floating studio until 1960. He also travelled abroad several times, which is why his work can be found in various foreign museums. His work can be found in:
The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam; The Victoria and Albert Museum in London; The National Portrait Gallery in London; In numerous private collections. See the Pieter Scheen lexicon. This work is in good condition, could be tightened a bit more. No restorations. Dated 1945 and painted on probably a jute mailbag, because linen was scarce just after the war. See the photo.