Landscapes and nature

KVW

Kees van Willigen · 1915–1990

Date

1988

Medium

Oil painting

Size

40 x 67 cm

The title comes from the painter’s signature: here, Kees van Willigen signs by planting in the water stakes used to moor a boat or hold nets. The titles of his paintings often varied: he gave some himself, without always passing them on to his wife Martha, who assigned others, and some paintings remained unnamed.

The scene shows stormy weather and a waterspout advancing through a sky of threatening colours. A bird is perched in a large empty space.