Rider on Horseback by Willem van Konijnenburg

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Rider on Horseback 1928

Willem van Konijnenburg

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31 ⨯ 18 cm
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Sobre arte
The equestrian motif continues to fascinate Willem van Konijnenburg well into the 1920s. The horseman is a motif that was popular in antiquity and partly as a result of that in the Renaissance. It was one of the specialties of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), admired by Van Konijnenburg. What fascinated Van Konijnenburg, among other things, was that the rider and horse are one in their movements. A drawing of a rider on horseback is included in The Aesthetic Idea (1916) and its motto is Unitas arbitrii (Unity of judgment, decision). The equestrian motif also symbolizes 'spirit over matter' for Van Konijnenburg. The shepherds, shepherdesses, carters and hunting servants that Van Konijnenburg frequently performs lead one or more animals by virtue of their strength or spiritual superiority.
Sobre artista
Willem van Konijnenburg nasceu em Haia no dia 11 de fevereiro de 1868. Ele foi um pintor, aquarelista, ilustrador, grafista e gravador holandês. Ele foi educado na Academia de Artes de Haia. Após sua educação, ele trabalhou em Maastricht, Limburg, Scheveningen e até mesmo em Paris. Ele foi aluno de Arnoud Gerkens, Eduard Kerling e Johan Philip Koelman. Mas suas primeiras aulas de arte foram dadas pela mãe de Willem. Van Konijnenburg morreu em Haia no dia 28 de fevereiro de 1943.

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