Description: This is beautiful and very fine RARE Antique German Impressionist POINTILIST Painting, Watercolor on Paper, by the renowned early 20th century Art Nouveau German illustrator, graphic designer, and painter, John Jack Vrieslander (a.k.a. Hans Zarth.) This artwork depicts a bucolic and dreamlike rural German village scene, painted with incredible detail and a whimsical romanticized style. Pointillist influences can be seen in his precise dapples of color which are punctuated throughout the image. In this artwork, small country homes can be seen on either side of a small dirt road, with bluish hued mountain peaks visible in the far distance. Blooming pink and white flowers, cascade outwardly from a tree in the foreground, like cotton candy fluff, and a lone rooster is seen under this colorful canopy, near the base of the tree. Up above, a pale blue sky and wispy white clouds can be seen. Signed: "J.J. Vrieslander" in the lower left corner. This artwork likely dates to the 1920's - 1930's. Approximately 15 1/4 x 19 5/8 inches (including frame.) Actual visible artwork is approximately 13 1/2 x 13 7/8 inches. Very good condition for age, with some mild scuffing and edge wear to the antique wooden frame. Acquired from an old collection in Pasadena, California. Priced to Sell. Vrieslander's prints occasionally appear on the market, but his original paintings are exceedingly rare and less than a handful of these have ever been offered for sale. If you like what you see, I encouragee you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! About the Artist: John Jack Vrieslander Born: 1879Died: 1957Known for: Painting John Jack Vrieslander (1879 - 1957) was active/lived in Germany. John Vrieslander is known for Painting. John Jack Vrieslander (born 1879 in Münster) was a German painter, draughtsman, graphic designer and illustrator.He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf from 1897 to 1898 where he designed furniture, carpets, wallpapers and fabrics before concentrating on book illustration in 1900.In 1902, he joined the Phalanx group, founded by Wassily Kandinsky and based on the fight against the conservatism of art.It is possible to associate his illustrations in the tradition of Aubrey Beardsley, although his critics postulate that Vrieslander's illustrations lack balance and have a less harmonious composition. His illustrations are however interesting for its elegant gardens and the precise rendering of the foliage, conveying a lascivious atmosphere and joyful simplicity.John Jack Vrieslander lived in Paris from 1905 to 1908 where he joined the artists' colony of the Café du Dôme. He was then a founding member of the Dachau group of artists in 1919.Between 1933 and 1944, he was banned from practicing his profession and from working by the National Socialists, his wife, the writer Minni Vrieslander, being Jewish. He was also temporarily interned.From 1947, he was appointed president of the Traunstein Artists' Circle.Towards the end of his career, Vrieslander opted for pictorial solutions that tended towards pointillism.The artist died in 1957 in Grabenstätt. The art of John Jack Vrieslander, 1879–1957Another discovery to add to the long list of post-Beardsley illustrators, John Jack Vrieslander was a German artist whose not-very-German name was a pseudonym of Hans Zarth. It took some searching to establish that a) it is Zarth, not “Zahrt” as one site has it, and b) the two were indeed one person. I’ve used the Vrieslander name here since that’s the credit used for most of these examples. Vrieslander/Zarth signed his pictures with a V or a Z according to the prevailing persona. As Beardsley imitations go these drawings could be better—they lack Aubrey’s natural sense of balance and composition—but they’re of interest for leaning so heavily on the style of the later illustrations which favour elegant gardens and meticulously rendered foliage. Some of the figures refer to the earlier Aubrey, however, as does the vaguely lascivious atmosphere. The phallic plant pot in the Lilly Peters picture below is the kind of detail nobody in 1901 would have dared attempt without Aubrey’s lead. Vrieslander’s later drawings and etchings evolved to a more Pointillist style. This is from Rose Mirliton, a book that featured 20 illustrations in all. The drawing of Salomé below (with a rather flat head of Jokanaan on the platter), is from the same series, and may owe something to Maud Allen's performances.
Price: 1350 USD
Location: Orange, California
End Time: 2024-10-24T16:42:51.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: John Jack Vrieslander
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: John Jack Vrieslander
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Period: Art Deco (1920-1940)
Material: Paper, Watercolor
Region of Origin: California, USA
Framing: Framed
Subject: Animal Head, Barns, Birds, Botanical, Cityscapes, Community Life, Family, Farming, Flowers, Forest, Gardens, Germany, Landscape, Plants, Seasons, Silhouettes, States & Counties, Tree, Working Life, Europe
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1920
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 15 1/4 in
Style: Impressionism, Pointillism, Plein Air
Theme: Agriculture, Animals, Architecture, Art, Cities & Towns, Continents & Countries, Domestic & Family Life, Exhibitions, Famous Places, Floral, Nature
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Watercolor Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Item Width: 19 5/8 in
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1900-1924
