"Jacoba van Heemskerck paints a tree. She doesn't want its appearance, not the object, not the expression which can already be made in some dashes of color to astonish the observer. It is indeed about a tree, but she wants the miracle: standing, spreading itself, bearing its leaves, reaching into space, moving, being a part of the world. (translation from German, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)"
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Quote of Adolf Behne, in 'Stilbemerkungen zu moderner Kunst', in 'Neue Rundschau', March 1916
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Jacoba van Heemskerck
Jacoba Berendina van Heemskerck van Beest (1. April 1876 in Den Haag - 3. August 1923 in Domburg) was a Dutch painter, stained glass designer and graphic artist who worked in several modern genres. She specialized in landscapes and still-life's.
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