Tjipke Visser (1876-1955)

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Tjipke Visser (1876-1955)

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PeriodDiver (Duikend meisje), ca. 1936DescriptionThe stylised female figure perched on a diving board, both arms raised in a curve and the body leaning forward, mounted on a grey stone base, with engraved ripples on the wavy top, and with eight engraved fish to the sides, the first of an edition of three, marked with the artist's monogram and ‘1-3’ on the top of the bronze plinth, and marked a second time with the artist's monogram to the front of the stone base.This patinated bronze figure of a female diver radiates a sense of both stillness and anticipation. Its sculptor, Tjipke Visser (1876-1955) was a Dutch artist originating from Friesland. After his education and early career in Amsterdam, Visser moved to the North-Holland village of Bergen in 1907, where he would become one of the first members of the Bergen School (‘Bergense School’) movement. Once back in Amsterdam, Visser became drawn to the theme of Dutch socialism, and created various monuments for key figures of the SDAP party. His smaller, more intimate sculptures of animals and human figures in wood and bronze would become his most recognizable works.DimensionsH 61,5 cm (incl. base)