Albert Carel Willink was one of the Netherlands’ leading exponents of Magic Realism. Willink used a careful and realistic way of painting to transpose reality into a fantasy world. The pictorial imagery of the Magic Realists – Willink himself preferred the term ‘Fantastic Realists’ – is related to that of the Surrealists. During a visit to Italy in 1962, the artist was struck by the Renaissance sculptures in the grounds of the Castello at Bomarzo, near Orvieto. They inspired him to paint five large canvases, including Equilibrium of Forces. Willink said of the painting, ‘I had to include something iron – the launch-gantry of a spaceship. There’s great strength in ironwork. It contrasts with the powerless world of sculpture – it testifies to the transience of everything around us...’.
| Artist |
Albert Carel Willink
RKD
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| Title | The Equilibrium of Forces |
| Date | 1963 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year top right: Willink '63 |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1966-W |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1966-W |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2891/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300056485
fantastic art
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25HH
landscapes - HH - ideal landscapes
Iconclass
26A clouds Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 31D15 adult woman Iconclass 33B3 fighting Iconclass 41A772 container of stone: stone vase Iconclass 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase Iconclass 43C392 wrestling (sport) Iconclass 46C41 rocket (astronautics) Iconclass 48C145 architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Magic Realist
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Surrealist AAT |
| D'Ensor à Magritte dans les collections du Musée de Gand (exposition Lodève, Musée de Lodève-Hôtel du Cardinal de Fleury, 19 novembre 2004 - 27 février 2005) / Maïthé Vallès-Bled, Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Helke Lauwaert, Bruno Fornari. - Lodève : Musée de Lodève, 2004 ; Milano : Mazzotta, 2004 (p. 282-285, cat. 78) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. II, p. 356-357 (ill.)) |
| Belgische schone : Ensor tot Magritte ; Hoogtepunten uit de verzameling van het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Laren, Singer Laren, 16.06 - 30.08.2015) / Johan De Smet, Jan Rudolph De Lorm. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2015 ; Laren : Singer Laren, 2015 ; Heule : Uitgeverij Snoeck, 2015 (cat. 65 (ill. 90)) |
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