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Early work by Jan Baas (1960), who lives and works in Amsterdam.
Technique: litho (colour) - own printing
Title: "de Put VI" - Baas spent his youth in West Friesland (Lutjebroek). Along the border of Enkhuizen is "de Put", a lake surrounded by greenery, especially loved by anglers. Jan Baas devoted a series of works to "de Put" in his early years.
The image has dimensions: 48 x 29 cm
Edition: 12 of 15
The work is signed by hand (pencil) at the bottom right and provided with the year; bottom left are edition and title.
The sheet is originally framed without passe-partout in a heavy white wooden frame (3 cm thick) with glass, presumably by the artist himself. The whole is in a (very) good condition and can be hung on the wall!
Photos are part of the description.
About the artist:
Jan Baas was born on February 13, 1960 in Lutjebroek (Westfriesland, located between Hoorn and Enkhuizen).
Baas is a painter, graphic artist and watercolorist. He was educated at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam in the Painting/Graphics department from 1978-1983. After his studies, Baas made several trips around the world, which is reflected in his art in the use of color and themes. The other trips to Ghana, Mali, Spain and Norway are also reflected in his work.
Since 1983 he has been a member of the Graphic Collective Thoets in Amsterdam, a workshop for artists with a large printing company for litho, screen printing, relief printing and intaglio printing.
He received the Titia Buning-Brongers Prize in 1987.
Jan Baas is a member of the Hollandse Aquarellisten Kring.
His work can be found in many corporate collections (including READE Amsterdam, VSB fund, VSB bank, Fortis, Procter & Gamble, Novartis Seeds, European Cultural Foundation), various art lending collections and in many private collections, including that of HRH Princess Beatrix.
Jan Baas is a drawing and painting teacher at MK 24, Amsterdam and teaches the basic course, oil painting and organizes a watercolor weekend three times a year.
Source: www.janbaas.nl // www.kunstinhuis.nl