Death of a Painter, a photo from Overijssel, Nord

Photographer's Note

Death of a painter

Monday, this week we decided to visit Museum More and the exhibition “Der Pinsel hat gesprochen” with paintings of the German painter Johannes Grützke.
Yesterday we read the message that he died this week.

Therefore I decided today to interrupt my series “Portraits of New York” with a “Portrait of the Dead Painter”

German artist Johannes Grützke died at the age of 79. This has been published by Museum MORE from Gorssel, where an exhibition of the artist is currently available. Although he was seriously ill for a long time, he could still attend the opening of this exhibition in February this year. It is his first major exhibition outside Germany and still visible until June 11th.

In the 1960s, Grützke resisted the prevailing trend of abstraction in German art world by painting primarily figuratively, this is what the Volkskrant writes today. He was therefore also called the German Lucien Freud. He is always realistic to continue painting work. Recently there was a fuss about his painting Darstellung der Freiheit (1972), which was removed by Facebook because the image would be "too sexually tinted".

In the workshop you can see a picture of Darstellung der Freiheit and a Selfportrait of the painter

Make: SONY
Model: ILCE-6300
Software: PaintShop Pro 19,00
Exposure Time: 1/160 sec
F-Stop: f/4.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 1600
Focal Length: 31 mm
Date Taken: 2017-05-19 10:45
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
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lousat (100770) 2017-05-19 12:53

Hi Rob,very nice idea to celebrate this artist that is gone in these days. Another perfect trio of pics,this time with the usual composition with someone looking the paintings,but with a very useful WS talking about his selfportrait,interesting the other artwork too. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

holmertz (62244) 2017-05-19 12:58

Hello Rob,
From these paintings I can imagine this painter (whom I didn't know) was not entirely uncontroversial. I think if the naked woman in the WS had been blown to pieces by a bomb (with her clothes on) she would have been more acceptable to FB. This main photo follows your usual style of someone watching the paintings. I think it remains a pretty good way of showing exhibitions, especially when the spectator is wearing red.
Kind regards,
Gert

carlo62 (58586) 2017-05-19 13:33

Ciao Rob
le pitture hanno qualcosa di inquietante, oltre ai soggetti, c'è qualcosa di particolare anche nella tecnica e nell'uso dei colori. La foto ha comunque qualcosa di comico, anche se la composizione è perfetta e il soggetto si contrappone alle pitture dando equilibrio all'immagine.
Buon we
Carlo

Tue (46978) 2017-05-19 13:48

Hallo Rob,
Ook al zien we haar gezicht niet, toch merken we dat deze dame in rood zich zit af te vragen wat ze toch van al dit naakt in de kunst moet vinden. Eigenlijk vindt ze het wel mooi, maar mag dat wel? Haar rode kleding steekt in ieder geval mooi af tegen de schilderijen.
Lars

Fis2 (111490) 2017-05-19 13:55

Witaj Rob!
Series continues.
Curious scene.
Excellent depth.
Well done.
Good night.
Krzysztof

papagolf21 (114783) 2017-05-19 14:26

Bonsoir, cher ami Rob,
Je suis un peu déconcerté par la nature des peintures réalisées par cet artiste. Il y a un mélange figuratif (voire façon bande dessinée), et un autre aspect présentant l'être humain sous une forme plus ou moins décadente. Cela dit, je ne suis pas un expert, j'exprime simplement mon sentiment de Candide.
Très bonnes prises de vue, le sujet de fond est toujours aussi intéressant.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Royaldevon (46736) 2017-05-19 14:49

Hello Rob,

I find out much about your love of art from your photographs.
The two interests work hand-in-hand.
I always find it interesting to view the art pieces by sharing the experience with a visitor, in this case, a lady with a bright, red cardigan which adds to your art as well as guiding us to the exhibited art.
I don't find him to be my favourite painter. Maybe I am too conventional but I prefer to see faces rather than bottoms.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

pierrefonds (74141) 2017-05-19 15:27

Hi Rob,

The colours of the sweater of the person is an eye catcher. The point of view is showing the details of the paintings. The surrounding light is enhancing the colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

abmdsudi (61066) 2017-05-19 19:55

Hi Rob
Sometimes one needs to read the words to understand the Modern Art, when words failed,.. Umm.. give a closer look of the art from a different perspective but still...???.. in a way that's what art does, it's still the same piece of art that is a kind of reflecting material hanging on the wall. Doesn't it? A clever shot.
Best regards

jemaflor (106391) 2017-05-19 23:24

Hi Rob,
Well seen this composition, funny view with this lady and these paintings, interesting colors contrasts, well made.

jhm (164690) 2017-05-20 0:28

Dag Rob,

Misschien denkt deze vrouw aan het verleden met de blote konten.
Voor sommige mensen is een herinnering goud waard.
De schilder had niet veel moeite om de kleur van de kledij te vinden.
Maar de vrouw in de voorgrond maakt uw foto extra mooi. Bedankt.

Groeten uit een droog en rustig Vlaanderen,
John

snunney (110553) 2017-05-20 2:36

Hello Rob,
I have to confess I have never heard of this painter, who has now sadly passed away. Your composition is an excellent way of paying homage to his memory. I like the inclusion of the lady in the foreground whose red top nicely complements the predominant tones of the paintings.

Nicou (156302) 2017-05-20 3:08

Hlelo

Cette dame en rouge admire les chefs d'oeuvres ces tableaux de nus de dos queklle iamge et belle paires de fesses génaile compo.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

pajaran (69228) 2017-05-20 3:52

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici, dobar kontarst i ostrina, lepe booje, lepo pokazane slike u muzeju, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa posetiocem. Lepe slike, interesantna tema.
Imajte lep dan, sve najbolje za vikende, srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Beautiful view of the moment, interesting and good text ...
Good work with beautiful photographs of the workshop, good contrast and sharpness, beautiful colors, beautiful images shown in the museum, a nice moment caught with a visitor. Beautiful pictures, interesting topics.
Have a nice day, all the best for the weekend, good luck.

BennyV (22001) 2017-05-20 3:54

Dag Rob

Mooie museumfoto. Ik had noch van de schilder, noch van het museum, noch van Gorssel ooit gehoord. Altijd leuk om nieuwe dingen te ontdekken, tip voor trips...

Groeten

Benny

CLODO (36621) 2017-05-20 4:01

Hi Rob

Strange paintings taking from the back of the nude ladies, and the live one seems to be astonished!
Cheers
CLODO

Silvio1953 (158427) 2017-05-20 4:14

Ciao Rob, an other nice scene with original paintings, fine details, wonderful colors, excellent clarity snd splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jmdias (71761) 2017-05-20 6:56

rob

amazing contrast between the candid lady in FG and the strong subjects of those painting ahead. in some aspects there is a mix of decay, violence and use of the woman as an object and, at same time, the flesh looks like a monster thing. impressive.

hugs

jorge

rychem (46316) 2017-05-20 8:11

If I can see a person sitting in the front of a picture I try to guess what this person could think, what is her opinion, do she think the painter could become a classicer in the future?
very well done
regards Ryszard

Cricri (130032) 2017-05-20 10:51

Hi Rob
Intéressant de voir les œuvres de l'artiste et son portraits en WS, un bel hommage a ce peintre que je ne connaissait pas, bien pris avec la dame de dos face aux tableaux
belle soirée
cricri

janneman (3206) 2017-05-21 2:06

Interesting composition of the paintings and the viewer!

Regards, Jan

ChrisJ (122955) 2017-05-22 8:38

Hi Rob,

Always a sad occasion when an artist dies. The seated fg woman in the red cardigan admiring the oof bg art works steals the show here and is in sharp focus. Tfs!

batalay (41125) 2017-05-23 19:43

Hello Rob,

We share a mutual interest in works of art at a museum, and the way visitors interact with them. I put this in the group theme where you have many contributions. There is excellent depth-of-field, revealing the knit of the visitor's sweater and the details of the paintings.

Warm regards,

Bulent