Signed Hordijk lower right

Oil on canvas

Image size 35 x 27,5 cm

Framed 38 x 30,5 cm

Biography Gerard Hordijk

Gerardus Hordijk (The Hague 1899 – 1958 Amsterdam) was a Dutch graphic artist, illustrator, set designer and painter. Gerard studied architecture in Delft, simultaneously attending the Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague, where he received instruction from, among others, Willem van Konijnenburg. He successfully completed both studies.

As early as 1925, Piet Boendermaker began acquiring his works. Boendermaker also purchased works from other French-oriented painters such as Jos Croin, Charles Eyck, Raoul Hynckes, Otto van Rees, and Toon Kelder at that time. In 1927, he lived in Paris in the same building where Mondrian resided on Rue du Départ, and he even painted Mondrian's portrait. In his initial years in Paris, he created numerous oil paintings, gouaches, and watercolors, depicting scenes like the circus and ballet. As a painter, he often revealed his identity as a draftsman, incorporating lines into his canvases, rarely relying solely on color and brushstroke. Color was primarily used decoratively and held little expressive value. It is evident that Hordijk was more of a draftsman than a painter.

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