Cubist period

Bobby 1

Kees van Willigen · 1915–1990

Date

1955

Medium

Oil painting

In Bobby 1 and 2, Kees van Willigen practises a kinetic form of cubism. A diagonal runs from the right hind leg to the muzzle of the raised head, while the foremost leg is held at the very edge of the frame, which contains the dog at the moment of a leap.