Wim ter Reehorst - Gezicht op een beekje met kale bomen - Sold

It is striking how Willem Pieter ter Reehorst (1868-1952) manages to convey peace and tranquility in his landscape. The bare trees that fall just outside the cutting edge bring some tension and abstraction with them. Furthermore, the reflection of the same trees in the water shows his artistic observation ability. Wim ter Reehorst, who was born in Amsterdam, was active as a painter, watercolorist and draftsman in the first half of the twentieth century. During his artistic life he mainly worked in and around his native city, then in Heiloo, Nunspeet and The Hague respectively. He was a student of the romantic and later realistic artist August Allebé (1838-1927). In this chalk drawing ter Reehorst shows himself to be an intelligent and ingenious follower of the Hague School. The work is framed within a passe-partout behind glass. The label on the back points to an origin of Van Deventer's Kunsthandel in The Hague.