I can't grasp how this is even possible, given the number of paintings he made... On top of that: knowing that some of his contemporaries even looked down on him is incomprehensible.

‘Fire!’ – details

"BAM! Verkocht"

#Details - repost for the #blueskyartshow #vertical
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‘Palen’ (‘Poles’) – Acryl on canvas – 2x 60x90cm
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In "Totalitarisme" van Hannah Arendt maakt zij een groot onderscheid tussen enerzijds dictaturen, autocratieën,... en anderzijds totalitaire bewegingen en staten. Zij zou zeker stellen dat de VS niet richting autocratie aan 't evolueren is, maar overgenomen wordt door een totalitaire beweging.

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Wikipedia: The beheading of Holofernes is the subject of many art from the Renaissance and Baroque period. Judith, a beautiful widow, enters the tent of Holofernes because of his desire for her. Holofernes who was about to destroy Judith's city, gets drunk, passes out and gets decapitated by Judith.

Pics for scale and some details
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Used colours, reference, work in progress late at night and inspiration (‘The Man with the Golden Helmet’ (c. 1650) - formerly attributed to the Dutch painter Rembrandt)
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