Frans Hollaardt - Stadspark 1956 - Sold

[Frans] Francois Hollaardt – painter and draftsman – was born in Rotterdam on October 27, 1916 and died on December 20, 1993 in Scheveningen. He lived and worked in Soest and from 1951 in The Hague (Scheveningen). He was a student of the Academy of Fine Arts in The Hague. His work is located in: Central Museum Utrecht (including caravan watercolor); The Hague Municipal Museum with 27 drawings; The National Collection (including studio corner and a number of drawings); and The Lakenhal Leiden (painting 'Demolition Amsterdam'). Working period: 1931-1993 Hollaardt's work as a painter and draftsman is characterized by first making a rough design. The sketch is then accentuated with pencil and then filled in with waterproof ink. His goaches, watercolors and oil paintings exude a free and flowing Cobra-like approach. He combines his artistic mastery with spontaneity. This creates an own style in which the special atmosphere of the 1950s is recognizable.
Shin 1969-1970, vol. 1, p. 496 (as: Hollaardt, Franciscus Adrianus ('French')) http://francoishollaardt.eu/ https://rkd.nl/explore/artists/39149