Gallery Edition – Jongen gooit kan leeg in gracht by A. Tinbergen – 44×90 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In the midst of the Roaring Twenties, A. Tinbergen’s “Jongen gooit kan leeg in gracht” (1925) stands as a testament to the artist’s mastery of Art Deco-inspired figuration. Executed with fine brushwork, this black and white composition exudes a sense of restraint, its visual economy underscoring the modernist impulse of the era. The subject, a figure poised at the water’s edge, is rendered with a precision that belies the dynamism of the period, instead opting for a stately calm that permeates the entire scene. It is an atmosphere that Tinbergen achieves through a deliberate chromatic structure, one that leverages the stark contrast between light and dark to conjure a sense of spatial rhythm.When scaled up to 44×90, “Jongen gooit kan leeg in gracht” assumes a monumental quality, its fine brushwork now imbuing the composition with a tactile presence. The black and white palette, far from feeling monochromatic, in