Toon Kelder Stelt Recent Werk : Ten Toon van 6 tot 30 November... 1953. Stedelijk Museum Cat 110
Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1953. First edition. Softcover. Small, thin quarto (10" x 7-1/2"). (8)pp. Text in French and Dutch. Later acetate dust wrapper over unbleached paper wrappers, front cover with an abstract drawing and red lettering. Illustrated with 4 pages of photographs of Toon's abstract sculptures, stapled at inner margin.
"Toon Kelder (1894-1973) is one of a number of painters inspired by the Parisian avant-garde artists to develop a highly personal style in the early years of the twentieth century. At the same time, his work was shaped by a constant drive to innovate. In the 1920s he painted flowers, figures and nudes – mostly using his wife Alexandrine as a model – all rendered in expressive colours. Through the 1930s up to around 1945, he evolved subtly stylised female forms depicted in soft, hazy hues, but also riders on horseback and mythical figures in wooded landscapes. After 1945 he gave up figurative painting and devoted himself to creating abstract sculptures. He spent some time in Antibes where he made nice ink drawings. He is considered to be a member of de Nieuwe Haagse School." (Gallery description). Near fine. Item #51116
Price: $65.00