Unknown artist (signed ‘B. Jorin’) – Twilight, forest path with trees, watercolour and mixed media, mid-20th century

Watercolour ‘Schemering’ (Twilight) – woodland path with trees in evening light, mixed media, mid-20th century

A small, atmospheric watercolour titled ‘Schemering’ (Twilight): a winding woodland path between trees, in muted shades of green, ochre, purple and pink. The colour was laid in wet-in-wet and then drawn over with fine lines in pencil and red ink, so that branches and trunks run like a web through the light. The whole hovers between landscape and abstraction. Signed lower right ‘B. Jorin’ (reading not entirely certain) and mounted behind a cream mount.

Why we chose this piece

The work captures exactly the moment when the colours drain from the woods and everything turns soft purple and green. The combination of flowing watercolour with the nervous red lines in the branches makes it special, and it is a fine example of the free, poetic landscape art of the mid-twentieth century.

Style and interior

Thanks to its small size and warm, muted colours, this watercolour suits a calm, rural or mid-century interior, a bedroom or reading corner, or a wall arrangement among other small works. In a narrow wooden frame it becomes an intimate cabinet piece.

Dimensions: to follow shortly
Artist: unknown artist, signed ‘B. Jorin’ (reading not certain)
Technique: watercolour with pencil and red ink (mixed media) on paper, behind a mount
Signature: signed lower right ‘B. Jorin’ (photo 2); on the mount in pencil the title ‘Schemering’ and an old price ‘ƒ 145’ (photo 6)
Period: mid-20th century (c. 1940–1970)
Origin: the Netherlands
Quantity: 1
Condition: good condition. The colours are fresh, free of tears or water stains. The sheet is attached behind the mount with old, discoloured adhesive tape (photo 4). On the reverse of the sheet is an unfinished watercolour study with a pencil sketch of a horse (photos 4 and 5): a nice glimpse into the maker’s studio. The mount has a few small spots.

Price:
€ 65

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