{"product_id":"dolf-zwerver-orchard","title":"Orchard","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout this painting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrchard is a quietly evocative landscape by Dolf Zwerver, dated 1968. The work depicts a calm, enclosed orchard with ladders and a lone figure — suggesting work, rest, and a story left untold. With a few carefully placed elements, Zwerver creates a scene that feels both familiar and quietly enigmatic. Executed in oil on panel. Dimensions: 18 × 17 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nBook - Dolf Zwerver, page 18\u003cbr\u003e\nBook - Dolf Zwerver: Painter in a Labyrinth, page 8\u003cbr\u003e\nBook - D. Zwerver Schilderijen, page 26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Dolf Zwerver\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDolf Zwerver (1932–2010) was a Dutch painter, born in Nijehaske and raised in Utrecht. His father was a painter and commercial artist, which meant that drawing and painting were present in his life from an early age. As a self-taught artist, he focused on a career as a painter from the late 1950s onward. In 1965 he gained wider recognition after being noticed in a competition for amateur painters organised by Eva magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZwerver's work is characterised by dreamy, contemplative paintings. Still gardens, labyrinths, and forests form a recurring setting, with Oranjewoud and the Rhijnauwen estate near Utrecht as frequent sources of inspiration. Works by Zwerver can be found in the Centraal Museum (Utrecht) and the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam). He also exhibited at the Rembrandt House and had a major retrospective at Slot Zeist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eViewing \u0026amp; Shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis artwork can be viewed and collected in Borne, Overijssel. Viewing is non-binding and by appointment only. Worldwide shipping is available. Shipping costs upon request. All artworks are professionally packed and shipped insured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Kunstiek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53901990822226,"sku":"144","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/2539\/0162\/files\/dolf-zwerver-boomgaard-schilderij-olieverf-op-paneel-zonder-lijst.jpg?v=1782998698","url":"https:\/\/kunstiek.nl\/en\/products\/dolf-zwerver-orchard","provider":"Kunstiek","version":"1.0","type":"link"}