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Red Roofs, Blue Sky (April) (2026) Original Acrylic Painting by Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen

120 x 80 x 2cm (unframed) / 120 x 80cm (actual image size)

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£1,305.52

Experience the breathtaking expanse of "Red Roofs, Blue Sky (April)," an original acrylic painting on canvas. This large-scale artwork captures a dramatic Dutch landscape where vibrant red rooftops nestle against a vast, almost overwhelming blue sky. A golden band of blooming rapeseed flowers marks the distant horizon, creating a striking contrast.

The artist felt the immense power and movement of the sky, allowing it to dominate the composition and minimize earthly elements. This piece evokes a sense of profound scale, where the sky is the true subject, its intensity amplified by the small, yet powerful, touches of red. The low horizon line lends a distinctly dramatic and Dutch quality to the scene, reminiscent of Mondriaan and Yves Klein blue.

This painting's generous size and bold colors make it a captivating focal point for any room.

Materials used:

Acrylic

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Tags:

#abstract#landscape#painting#minimalism#dutch#zeeland#yves klein#red roofs#mondriaan#redyellowblue
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Experience the breathtaking expanse of "Red Roofs, Blue Sky (April)," an original acrylic painting on canvas. This large-scale artwork captures a dramatic Dutch landscape where vibrant red rooftops nestle against a vast, almost overwhelming blue sky. A golden band of blooming rapeseed flowers marks the distant horizon, creating a striking contrast.

The artist felt the immense power and movement of the sky, allowing it to dominate the composition and minimize earthly elements. This piece evokes a sense of profound scale, where the sky is the true subject, its intensity amplified by the small, yet powerful, touches of red. The low horizon line lends a distinctly dramatic and Dutch quality to the scene, reminiscent of Mondriaan and Yves Klein blue.

This painting's generous size and bold colors make it a captivating focal point for any room.

Materials used:

Acrylic

Details:

Tags:

#abstract#landscape#painting#minimalism#dutch#zeeland#yves klein#red roofs#mondriaan#redyellowblue
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Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen is a contemporary art painter, born 1944 in the Netherlands. Landscapes and female/doll faces are her main subjects. (other subjects were cats, roses and abstracts)Nelly started... Read more

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