Herman Berserik (1921‑2002) Hotel-Café, 1943
Gouache on board, 194333 × 47 cm · 13 × 18½ in (framed 40 × 54 cm)Signed lower rightArt movement: New Hague School
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About this artwork
This gouache from 1943 belongs to the early work of Herman Berserik. It depicts a hotel-café on a street corner, with a small terrace in front of the building. Berserik pays particular attention to details such as the shutters, lettering, bicycles, terrace chairs and the two figures in the street.
Interestingly, Berserik demonstrably painted several Limburg subjects in the same year. Works from 1943 include Limburg II and the gouache Landweggetje in Zuid-Limburg (Country Road in South Limburg). It is therefore quite possible that this hotel-café was also located in Limburg, although its exact location has not yet been established.
Framed: h 40 × w 54 cm.
About Herman Berserik
Herman Berserik (1921–2002) was a painter, graphic artist and illustrator from The Hague, a member of Verve and Pulchri Studio, and a teacher at the Royal Academy of Art from 1958 to 1978. He remained firmly figurative, finding his subjects in the world around him: ships, bridges, landscapes, still lifes, cyclists, dolls, toys and self-portraits. Humour plays an important role, often with a touch of estrangement or surrealism.
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