Jeanne Bieruma Oosting - Large beautiful color woodcut "Bird of Paradise on blossom branch" signed in pencil - Sold

• Particularly beautiful, large woodcut on Japanese paper "paradise bird in yellow, white and black", in an edition of 150, made by Jeanne Bieruma Oosting in the 1950s. Signed in pencil at the bottom right of the plate (monogram) and numbered in pencil at the bottom left (52/150).
• The woodcut is in good condition, the colors are strikingly fresh. Image size approx. 40x48cm (HxW)

• Driven and passionate in her artistry; powerful and vulnerable as a human being – Jeanne Bieruma Oosting was all that and much more. She was one of those progressive women who fought for a free and independent life in the early 20th century.

In her almost hundred years of life, Jeanne Oosting experienced almost all 20th-century modern art styles and movements. Her work was labeled as 'impressionist or 'expressionist'. It was 'too masculine' or 'typically feminine'. She herself kept it short but sweet to 'figurative'. Her work was an obvious necessity of life for Jeanne Oosting. It was everything: 'My whole life and my thinking revolves around paintings. It is my breath.' She was always busy, lived by her own rules and didn't waste valuable time. The statement 'Don't waste time' was perfect for her. During her time in Paris she gained wings and her career took off. Jeanne Oosting made an international name for herself, especially with her graphic work. She set the tone for a new vision of graphic art. And she did this with verve, thanks to her experimental approach, excellent craftsmanship and daring themes. Jeanne Bieruma Oosting – Beer for her friends – is worth being (re)discovered by many. This large retrospective exhibition takes you through her long working and personal life, with works of art, photos and ego documents. This is possible for the first time in this form thanks to the research of Jolande Withuis, biographer of Jeanne Bieruma Oosting. The exhibition was created on her initiative and is based on her biography 'Don't waste time. Jeanne Bieruma Oosting 1898-1994' (publisher De Bezige Bij). Artist and friend Otto de Kat about Jeanne: “I know few artists who have as much entrepreneurial spirit, enthusiasm and courage as Jeanne Bieruma Oosting. Some qualities that seem to contradict each other, she possesses in equal measure. She is both serious and nonchalant, cheeky and sensitive, fantastic and everyday. She loves reality, but does not forget the dream.” (source: Museum Zutphen)