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Foxes by moonlight, 2023
Painting : oil, tempera · 120 x 170 x 2 cm 47.2 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch
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Painting : Unique artwork
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Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed
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Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the artist
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Hand-signed by artist
Technique & Support
oil, tempera on canvas
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
120 x 170 x 2 cm 47.2 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Vetted seller since 2019
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Description
Symbolism is hidden in my paintings, which are not a direct representation of reality, but a painted place that was not there before.
As far as I am concerned, animals are by definition closer to nature than we humans are. And when I suddenly came face to face with a beautiful fox during a walk in the dunes near Parnassia, I knew which animal I would show in my painting. The fox is smart, thoughtful, cunning, and known as a defender of his family. The fox looked at me and it was as if we had a brief look of understanding, after which he quietly walked on and disappeared among the bushes. In the background I saw the polluting smoke from TATA steel. We look at yesterday and especially at tomorrow, but that moment with the fox drew me to the here and now. We were separated by a fence. A fence that was literally put there to keep people away from the dunes, so that it will not be damaged.
I put a walker at the top of the dunes, this walker who walks behind the fence is the human who wants to be like the fox. Can that actually be like the fox?
I think so. I found out now that I am training to walk a marathon for Melanoma foundation on June 11th. When I have just left I still feel stress and agenda, I think about yesterday and what I have to do for tomorrow or later in the day. But after a kilometer the thoughts fade, and a kilometer later I suddenly see the landscape around me. It's like taking off a blindfold as soon as I get out of my head. And a few kilometers further I am not only a spectator but also part of the landscape. Just like the fox, I think.
As far as I am concerned, animals are by definition closer to nature than we humans are. And when I suddenly came face to face with a beautiful fox during a walk in the dunes near Parnassia, I knew which animal I would show in my painting. The fox is smart, thoughtful, cunning, and known as a defender of his family. The fox looked at me and it was as if we had a brief look of understanding, after which he quietly walked on and disappeared among the bushes. In the background I saw the polluting smoke from TATA steel. We look at yesterday and especially at tomorrow, but that moment with the fox drew me to the here and now. We were separated by a fence. A fence that was literally put there to keep people away from the dunes, so that it will not be damaged.
I put a walker at the top of the dunes, this walker who walks behind the fence is the human who wants to be like the fox. Can that actually be like the fox?
I think so. I found out now that I am training to walk a marathon for Melanoma foundation on June 11th. When I have just left I still feel stress and agenda, I think about yesterday and what I have to do for tomorrow or later in the day. But after a kilometer the thoughts fade, and a kilometer later I suddenly see the landscape around me. It's like taking off a blindfold as soon as I get out of my head. And a few kilometers further I am not only a spectator but also part of the landscape. Just like the fox, I think.
Presentation
Painter Peter de Boer (The Netherlands, 1979) feels strongly connected to the sea. Intense nature experiences such as described and painted in Romanticism are a source of inspiration and starting point for de Boer. On a surfboard in the North Sea, surrounded by nothing but sea and swell, with a view of the horizon or towards the beach and dunes. In it he finds an image of the infinite, the passive contemplation of the eternal, during a temporary moment.
The horizon is a foothold but at the same time is a natural limit that indicates infinity. When the sun disappears behind it, a sense of time and transience arises. Perhaps that is why we often let ourselves be tempted into melancholy when we set our sights on the horizon.
De Boer often shows a path leading to the sea in his seascapes and dune landscapes. The sea as a destination or goal is a metaphor for freedom. Sometimes there are people in the landscapes or seascapes. Surfers, beachcombers and naval heroes; it is those who are attracted to the sea.
His paintings are an aesthetic rendition of freedom and infinity, but at the same time show a sublime threat that frightens us as it transforms from rippling to a savage lure.
When, in those days, travelers pulled blindfolded through the Alps of Italy in order not to see the cruel nature, in nature as we know it the traces of human presence are almost always visible in the landscape. This human presence deems Boer as both reassuring and disturbing.
Reassuring because it indicates that the area is not completely inhospitable, a certain safety is experienced, if one is 'among the people' or sees another ship or cabin, one is not alone. Unification with nature does not seem to be reserved for man. Although nature can evoke aesthetic pleasures, at the same time it turns out to be inhospitable. But in this case, with signs of human presence, the landscape seems tamed and under control.
Disturbing, on the other hand, because the same humanity peoples, depletes, pollutes and even destroys the natural beauty with ever increasing speed. The balance turns out to go completely the wrong way and environmental organizations worldwide raise alarms. Do we still know how to turn the tide in time, do we still gain insight and do we go into action before it is too late?
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