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Jacoba Heemskerck van Beest

Jacoba Heemskerck van Beest (1876 - 1923) was active/lived in Holland.  Jacoba Heemskerck van Beest is known for Painting.

After 1911 the intellectual-spiritual and artistic Jacoba Berendina van Heemskerck van Beest (The Hague, 4 January 1876–Domburg, 3 August 1923) developed an interest in theosophy and became strongly attracted to Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophy.  Her methods were also influenced by the musician, poet, and art critic Herwarth Walden, leader of the movement ‘Der Sturm’ in Berlin, who would become a key figure among expressionist artists.

Jacoba’s work evolved in the years 1914–15 to feature a more lively interplay of lines as she developed her use of triangles and zigzag shapes.  Movement and counter movement alternate rhythmically, often in black and white.  In this period she repeatedly portrayed an abstracted mountain with trees and houses located in the water.  This mountain seems to be inspired by the Mont Saint-Michel, which she must have visited during an earlier stay in Brittany, France.  The motif of this characteristic mo   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1748 characters.]  Artist bio

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