Hidden Treasures

Something different

Happy to help organize this unique exhibition.

Unique, among other things, because almost all works come from different private collections, but especially because of the artist herself: an Ameland woman, mother of a large family, who only started painting in her 60s. And how!

Her fine feeling for the perfect composition, choice of colour and tonality and excellent light accents make many of her paintings serene and realistic stories that are reminiscent of the great masters. The other works are perfect historical memories of "then" because of the small details.

All of this strikes me as a fine example of natural innate talent. And that alone is quite unique. Glad she's "rediscovered" a bit now.

More than 50 works by Janke de Jong (1920-1996) will be on display in the Sorgdrager Museum over the next two months.

check this at the Amelander Musea's Instagram: Expositie Janke de Jong

And beneath the original post on Facebook:

some pictures of the paintings by Janke de Jong that I especially liked:

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