Dick Zwier - Fata Morgana

This painting Fata Morgana was painted by Dick Zwier in collaboration with the municipality of Amsterdam. Dick Zwier was born in IJmuiden in 1915 and died in Amsterdam in 1993. Zwier never sought his subjects far from home. He has made many canvases with impressions of roofs. The port of IJmuiden also features frequently in his work.
Museum Beeckestijn in Velsen has organized several exhibitions by Zwier and purchased his work. In 1940 at the age of 25 he completed his education at the National Academy. In 1944 he gave his first solo exhibition at Kunstzalen Ruimte 21 in The Hague. In 1954 he exhibited at the Felison Foundation.
This painting of the North-South Hollands Koffiehuis was painted before it was demolished due to the construction of the Amsterdam metro when it still had a green roof. During the reconstruction of the Koffiehuis, which still took some time to decide whether or not it should come back, despite the promise from the municipality that it would come back anyway, and fortunately they rebuilt it, but now with a red tiled roof. This has also given the canvas some historical value.
Zwier once described himself as a modern naturalist. In his work he was often concerned with planes. He mastered painting in many facets. Due to an unexpected move I would like to offer it for sale. The painting is in reasonably good condition. However, it needs to be cleaned and there are some fine cracks in the paint layer, but not disturbing. Because of these issues to be resolved, I will also adjust my asking price. It is also 50 years old. I have enjoyed this beautiful canvas for over 40 years. In 1975 it was sold by Maatschappij Arti Et Amicitiae Amsterdam for Hfl 6,000.
The painting is in a narrow aluminum frame.