Category: The story behind a sold artwork
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What is more beautiful than the moment one of your favorite photos finds a new home? Today, this work of the Bussummerheide was sold via Werk aan de Muur. A nice start to the week! Behind this photo lies a special story of passion, early wake-ups, and pure photographic bliss. The alarm clock at four…
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There are two versions of Amsterdam. The busy, touristy city during the day — and the quiet, illuminated Amsterdam after sunset. As a photographer, I have always had a soft spot for that second version. When the lights are on There is one moment in the evening when Amsterdam is enchantingly beautiful: the blue hour.…
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Johannes Vermeer painted The Milkmaid around 1658. A simple scene: a maid pouring milk beside a window. Yet that simplicity contains a mastery that still moves us today. The light from the window, the concentration on the girl’s face, the texture of the bread — it is perfect. A dialogue with the master In my…
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Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring may be the world’s most mysterious painting. Who is she? What is she thinking? Her glance over her shoulder has fascinated people for generations. Vermeer offered no answer — and that is precisely what makes the work so timeless. Almond blossom as a symbol In my reinterpretations, I…
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It is often said that the Brouwersgracht is the most beautiful canal in Amsterdam. After years of photographing it, I dare to confirm that wholeheartedly. Where the Herengracht and Keizersgracht are imposing and stately, the Brouwersgracht has something more intimate — narrower, quieter, more authentic. A canal with history The Brouwersgracht owes its name to…
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Alongside photography and reworking Old Masters, I also create digital art using Photoshop. One work stands out: a four-leaf clover that has already sold several times. I understand its buyers — secretly, with such a beautiful four-leaf clover on the wall, you hope it might bring you even more luck, don’t you? Would you like…
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Some paintings stay with you. Children of the Sea by Jozef Israëls is one of them. Four children play with a toy sailing boat on the beach. The oldest boy carries a smaller child on his back. At first glance, it is a tender scene — but look closely and there is more to see.…
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I took this photograph in 2021. Strict COVID measures had left Amsterdam deserted, but the lights were still shining, as this view of the Groenburgwal and Zuiderkerk shows. The canal’s perfectly still water reflects the streetlights, giving the work a fairytale atmosphere alongside the church tower’s silhouette. I photographed it from the Staalmeestersbrug, known to…