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Pastel by Toon de Haas. Still life with torso. The artwork is in very good condition. The passepartout is damaged. The frame does not have a glass plate.
Toon de HAAS (Oosterend 1929 - Amstelveen 2015)
Lived and worked in Amstelveen since 1955. He painted in various studios: including in the Van Speijck School and later in a former school building behind the Handweg Church and later in a somewhat smaller studio opposite the mill, "de Dickert". In this studio, Toon receives well-known and lesser-known Amstelveen residents, who have themselves portrayed. A portrait appeared every week in the Amstelveens Weekblad. Toons' oeuvre mainly consists of 3 categories: A. Portraits (individual and group) B. Still lifes C. Landscapes
Paints still lifes from the objects he has at hand, such as pots, bottles, a Japanese doll, a mask, a fan and flowers, always fresh flowers that prefer to be put in watercolor. The studio pieces that De Haas paints as a logical consequence of his still lifes are not mystical reflections on transience. They are vital impressions of a familiar workplace where things bask in light filtered through high windows.