A Lady, 1907
signed with the artist's monogram and dated
Pencil, coloured chalk, watercolour and ink on paper
34,3 x 23 cm.
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist by dr. J.F.S. Esser
Collection dr. J.F.S. Esser
Collection heirs of dr. J.F.S. Esser
Private collection, The Netherlands
Strolling couple on the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, 1906
Unsigned, dated lower right, 20 november 1906
Mixed media on paper
25,5 x 19,5 cm.
Provenance:
Directly acquired from the artist by dr. J.F.S. Esser
Collection dr. J.F.S. Esser
Collection heirs of dr. J.F.S. Esser
Auction Christies Amsterdam, 2 december 1997, lot 47.
Private collection, The Netherlands
Portrait of Bertha Langerhorst, first wife of the artist
Signed with the artists monogram and dated upper right, 1901
Pencil and coloured chalk on paper
31,4 x 22,5 cm.
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist by dr. J.F.S. Esser
Collection dr. J.F.S. Esser
Collection of the heirs of dr. J.F.S. Esser
Bathing woman at the beach, 1919
Signed and dated lower left
Mixed media on paper
90 x 90 cm.
Provenance:
Private collection of Jan Sluijters
By descent to his son Jan Sluijters Jr.
Private collection, The Netherlands
Exhibited:
The Hague, Haags Gemeentemuseum, Jan Sluijters, 1941-1942, no. 165.
Arnhem, Vereniging voor Beeldende Kunst Arnhem, Jan Sluijters, 1950, no. 55.
Laren, Singer Museum, on temporary loan.
Literature:
A. de Ridder, Jan Sluyters, in Gand Artistique, no. 4, April 1925, (ill., p.81).
Jan Sluijters, together with Piet Mondriaan and Leo Gestel, stands out as one of the truly pioneering Dutch modern artists. In his early years, Sluijters experimented with many different styles. After his visits to Paris his style became more expressive and belonged more to Cubism and Futurism.
A particularly important part of his oeuvre are his luministic landscapes dating from his early period. After his expressionistic period in the small village of Staphorst in 1916, Sluijters began painting realistic portraits and nudes.