IN THE SPOTLIGHT
BROTHER VINCENZO, VERSATILE ARTIST In the past and today, there are quite some brothers with creative skills. They make paintings, drawings, sculptures, or beautiful craftwork. It gives a different, sometimes unknown insight into the makers. This feature places a selection from this work in the spotlight. In part 13 of this series, we return to the versatile work of Brother Vincenzo de Kok and follow the wanderings of one of his drawings.
Tableau with mountains and woods, no date. Oil on canvas.
Evening town, 1967. Etching/sugar aquatint.
Brother Vincenzo (Jac) de Kok (1911-1997) was a versatile and gifted artist who enjoyed music, drawing and painting. His artistic works were distributed throughout the country and abroad. He mastered many techniques, and the subjects of his work were also multi-faceted. Brother Vincenzo was a lover of nature. He enjoyed being outdoors and often went out with his drawing materials and field easel. He lovingly captured the beauty of nature in his work, but he also created cityscapes, portraits, still-lifes, and abstract work. Winter landscape with boat, 1985. Oil on panel.
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