Herman Mees - 'Miscellaneous'

This group of pictures includes birds, animals, group portraits and scenes from the artist's imagination. Also collected here are some detail images of hands taken from portraits painted by Herman Mees.

 
dated 1933 until 2008, react to the artist (click on an image to enlarge an artwork)

Black and White 2008		One of Herman Mees' many 'zwart-witjes', a speciality of his. They are imaginary figures, drawn in Chinese ink on paper.
Hand holding a cigar (Detail) 2008		Detail of hand holding a cigar from the portrait of Dhr G.W. van Bergen Walraven
Hands of Christ (Detail) 2008		Detail of the hands of Christ from the picture 'The Adoration on the Mountain', depicting Christ Eliah and Moses.
Hands of Cornelis van Leeuwen (Detail) 2008		Detail taken from the portrait of Cornelis van Leeuwen
Hands of Dhr E. van Wijk (Detail) 2008		Detail from the portrait of Dhr E. van Wijk, known to the family as Oom Bobs.
Hands of Dhr.H.E. Reeser (Detail) 2008		Detail of hands from the portrait of Dhr. H.E. Reeser.
Hands of Ds Wegeriff (Detail) 2008		Detail from a portrait of Ds Wegeriff.
Hands of Hans Mees 2008		Detail from the portrait of Hans Mees, son of the artist.
Hands of J. van Daalen (Detail) 2008		Detail from the protrait of Dhr J. van Daalen.
Hands of Sarah Heiberg-Ledeboer (Detail) 2008		Deatil from the portrait of Mevr Sarah Heiberg-Ledeboer.
Left hand of Christ (Detail) 2008		Detail of the left hand of Christ, drawn in pastel on a wooden panel, taken from the painting of Christ, Eliah and Moses known as 'The Adoration on the Mountain'.
Left hand of Mevr. E. van Aken- van Bueren(Detail) 2008		Detail of the left hand from the portrait of Mevr. E. van Aken- van Bueren (Tante Els).
Right hand of Eliah (Detail) 2008		Detail of the right hand of Eliah from the painting 'The Adoration on the Mountain' depicting Christ, Eliah and Moses.
Right hand of Mevr. E. van Aken-van Bueren (Detail) 2008		Detail of the right hand from the portrait of Mevr. E. van Aken-van Bueren (Tante Els).
Herman Mees with some of his students 2007		The teacher and some of his pupils and colleagues. Herman Mees is seated with his back to the viewer.
Parrots 2007		Two green parrots
The Artist's Pallette 2007		This is a photograph of Herman Mees' palette, which is displayed at the home of his family in Zoutelande.
The Crest of the Mees Family 2007		Stained glass design of the Family Mees Crest
Garden in Zuidlaren 1955		Garden scene with two people seated
Room in Rotterdam 1947		Mevr J.P. Mees-van Aken at her bureau, and Mevr B.Mees-Huizinga, at home in Rotterdam c 1953.
Artist's signature 1940		One of Herman Mees' signatures
Demasque 1940		Masked ball at midnight as the masks are removed
Flamingoes 1936		Flamingoes in stylised setting, using pastels and gold paint. Painted at the Zoo in Rotterdam.
Flute playing Faun and Sleeping girl 1933		Imaginery characters