Peter Hartwig (
Hoogezand, May 19, 1963) is a Dutch painter.
Hartwig studied at the
Academie Minerva in
Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
,
Netherlands. He mainly works with
oil-on-canvas in a figurative style with
impressionistic paint strokes. His work is based on direct observations, memories and elements from the fantasy world. His figures are often included in the geometric plane division as equivalent elements. Hartwig's work can be found, for example, in the
Drents Museum and in large collections such as
ING Group. In addition to oil paint, Hartwig also works with
screen printing techniques.
The atmosphere with fragments of color shows his work, warm light, cold reflections and sometimes the presence of human figures. Peter Hartwig made large-scale ceiling and wall paintings, on both independent and commissioned projects.
References
External
* http://www.peterhartwig.nl/ (Official website)
1963 births
Living people
20th-century Dutch painters
21st-century Dutch painters
People from Hoogezand-Sappemeer
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