Jan Zeger Vink
Jan Zeger Vink was a young Dutch artist that painted a variety of portraits, landscapes, still-lifes and focussed more and more on representations of the social reality in his surroundings.
Life and Work[edit]
Jan Vink was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on 24/01/1919 and lived there till around 1941. During the period of WW II he moved to Maastricht where he lived and worked till 1947. He moved to Belgium on 21/10/1947 where he passed away some months later on 12/03/1948. Some indications are that he drowned at this young age of 29. He was most likely was buried in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Style[edit]
Jan Vink used different techniques ranging from pencil drawing, Watercolor and gouache work s as well as oil-on-canvas.
He seemed especially gifted for very detailed portraying using the different techniques.
He became notable for the city view and street paintings notably in Maastricht.
On some of his works you can see links with the style used by Vincent Van Gogh
Exhibitions[edit]
On April 19 1949, a commemorative exhibition on Vink's oeuvre was organized by the art dealer De Kunstzalen Dejong Bergers in Maastricht. It was the only art exhibition location in Maastricht in the 1950's
These days you can find some important works from Vink to be archived at the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht.
A memoriam exhibition was organised in Amsterdam:
https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/excerpts/record?filters%5Bkunstenaar%5D=Vink%2C+Jan&query=&start=0
Auctions[edit]
You will find some online auctions of his works:
https://www.invaluable.com/artist/vink-zeger-jan-1q20ulgl6w/
https://www.catawiki.nl/l/21368339-zeger-jan-vink-1919-1948-boerderijgezicht
https://www.kunstveiling.nl/kunstenaar/jan-vink/5GcC0OXInS4CgyYo28IySe
References[edit]
Jan Vink's works at Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht
Jan Vink's referencing on the site of RKD, the Netherlands History of Art Institute
Link to Dutch Auction site Shortly referring to the artist and some auctions of his works : https://www.kunstveiling.nl/kunstenaar/jan-vink/5GcC0OXInS4CgyYo28IySe
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