Chris Thompson
Het Huis Van De Schilder
Het Huis Van De Schilder
Original oil on canvas, framed in a floating white wood tray frame measuring 44 x 54 cm.
Translating as ‘The Painter’s House’, this artwork reimagines a building which appears in Johannes Vermeer’s ‘The Little Street’. Chris refocuses our gaze, lifting the half-hidden house from Vermeer’s quiet canal-side street in 17th Century Delft and giving it his full attention. This is now understood to be Vermeer’s aunt’s home and likely a place full of memories and stories for the famous Dutch painter.
This is Chris’s 100th house painting and it is an echo of the first house he painted - an homage to another favourite painter Algernon Newton.
The Artist
The Artist
Looking closely at light and shadow, Chris blends painterly realism with intriguing narrative. He pays attention to the everyday, the half-noticed and the overlooked. From an isolated building next to a canal to an unremarkable row of houses - Chris collects imagery which has sparked his imagination and transforms it. By placing these single houses into unexpected rural spaces he changes the context and thus creates a new narrative - steeped in otherness, nostalgic beauty and a hint of the surreal. A black and white cat traces his every step.
Framing
Framing
This artwork is framed in a white wood floating tray frame, ready to hang.
Delivery
Delivery
£30 insured delivery UK wide. International options available at checkout. Free collection from the gallery in London.
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