Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
Abstract composition by Jan Engelchor
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Abstract composition 1960 - 1969

Jan Engelchor

Oil paintPaint
 92 ⨯ 82 ⨯ 1 cm
ConditionMint
€ 900 - 1.150

The Millen House

  • About the artwork
    This bold and tactile abstract composition by Dutch painter Jan Engelchor exemplifies the expressive power of mid-century gestural abstraction. Rendered in thick, almost sculptural layers of oil paint, the work is a visceral landscape of reds, ochres, greens, and whites, rhythmically built up to evoke emotional tension and material presence. Its impasto surface and palette align Engelchor with the European Art Informel and CoBrA movements, which prioritized spontaneity, emotion, and the raw texture of paint over rigid formalism.
  • About the artist

    Jan Engelchor (1920, Amsterdam – 1976, Bussum) was a Dutch painter and sculptor, who was active in Amsterdam and in Huizen. He was educated at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) Amsterdam. In 1946, he was awarded the Cohen Gosschalk Prize. In 1947, he married the sculptor Margot Hudig-Heldring. Engelchor practiced various genres: figures, military, horses, insects. He also created abstract works. A number of his monumental sculptures and statues were given an important destination in the Netherlands.

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Artwork details

Category
Post-War PaintingsPaintings
Style
Abstract Expressionism (20th Century)Abstract Art Modern Art (1860s-1970s)
Material & Technique
Oil paintPaint
Colour
RedGreen