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Dirk Smorenberg Coastal Landscape with Sailboats, c. 1917

Description
oastal landscape with sailboats by Dutch painter Dirk Smorenberg (1883–1960), circa 1917. Angular rocks frame a view across blue water towards a distant shoreline, while small sails and broad cloud forms introduce a sense of space and movement. Contrasting warm and cool colours give the scene a strong decorative presence.
Smorenberg’s stylised treatment of nature connects his work with Dutch modernism and Art Deco. His paintings are represented in Singer Laren, which held a retrospective of his work in 2005.

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Netherlands
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Oil on canvas; carved wooden frame
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	c.1917
Styles / Movements:	Other, Art Deco, Modern
Book References:	General artist reference: Emke Raassen-Kruimel, Dirk Smorenberg: In de ban van de natuur, Warnsveld: Terra Lannoo, 2005. Inclusion of the present painting has not been confirmed.
Incollect Reference #:	887758