Dit schilderij is één van mijn absolute favorieten en staat afgebeeld in een boek dat ik al jàren in mijn bezit heb. Ik ben altijd fan geweest van naïeve kunst, ook wel 'outsider art' of 'art brut' genoemd. Dit werk is geschilderd door ene Sal Meijer en verder wist ik niks van hem noch van zijn werk. Na wat opzoekingen vond ik op Wikipedia toch wat meer informatie. Sal Meijer (Amsterdam, 1877 - Blaricum 1965) was een Nederlandse kunstschilder die bij voorkeur katten schilderde. Hij was een telg van een familie van Joodse diamantbewerkers. Door de simpelheid van zijn schilderijen en zijn bescheiden houding - hij noemde zijn schilderijen geen kunstwerken maar "schilderstukjes" - kreeg zijn werk vaak het stempel "naïef" of "primitief" opgedrukt. En wat een toeval, hij maakte ook verschillende schilderijen in en over Brugge.
This painting below is one of my absolute favourites and is pictured in a book that I have in my possession since many years. I've always been a fan of naive art, also called 'outsider art' or 'art brut'. This work was painted by a man named Sal Meijer but apart from that I knew nothing about him or his work. After searches on the internet, I found more information on Wikipedia. Sal Meijer (Amsterdam, 1877 - Blaricum 1965) was a Dutch painter who preferably painted cats. He was a scion of a family of Jewish diamond workers. Because of the simplicity of his paintings and his humble attitude, his work was often labeled as "naive" or "primitive". And what a coincidence, he made several paintings of Bruges, my hometown.
This painting below is one of my absolute favourites and is pictured in a book that I have in my possession since many years. I've always been a fan of naive art, also called 'outsider art' or 'art brut'. This work was painted by a man named Sal Meijer but apart from that I knew nothing about him or his work. After searches on the internet, I found more information on Wikipedia. Sal Meijer (Amsterdam, 1877 - Blaricum 1965) was a Dutch painter who preferably painted cats. He was a scion of a family of Jewish diamond workers. Because of the simplicity of his paintings and his humble attitude, his work was often labeled as "naive" or "primitive". And what a coincidence, he made several paintings of Bruges, my hometown.
"Vreemde inhoud", 1909
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| "Zittende poes op bed" | "Poes aan telefoon", litho |
"Delftsevaart in Rotterdam"
 "Brugge" |  "Het Oudezijds Kolkje te Amsterdam" |
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