Johan Birnie

Jember (Indonesia, former Dutch-Indies) 1866-1958 Los Angeles (United States of Amerika)
Bulb fields, oil on canvas 50.5 x 70.5 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1921

Johan Birnie was born in Indonesia and then moved to Groningen, where he received his painting training at the Minerva Academy. He mainly painted finely pointillated landscapes that, through a thin, flat paint treatment, betray a tendency towards poetic styling.

insurance value: € 4,500.-
starting bid: € 1,800.-