PAN 2025

 Last week we visited the 40th edition of PAN Amsterdam.

This was the first time security didn't allow me to bring my pocket camera.

 I'm sorry for the poor quality of the photos.

The antique tiles of Lameris... a good tradition to start with.

Then my eye caught two 'collectebussen' (poor box, collecting tin)

ELD = Eer Langs den Diaconie

Oe Mn & Vn Huis = Oude Mannen- en Vrouwenhuis

'The Curtain' by one of my favourite PAN artists Jan Ros

A exciting new artist to me this year is Ben McLaughlin, a contemporary painter from Britain.

The collection of collages and small paintings was drawing lots of attention....

... small intriguing paintings,

a bit confusing by its composition, not a complete picture,

objects covered in romantic light.

Something very different... this work of art from 1968 'Weißer Regen' 

I like it. It seems the artist Günther Uecker is primarily known for his nail reliefs.

Curved and Organic

A vintage chair by Joe Colombo

I was impressed by this work, a glass sculpture by Karin Mørch

Big Line Amorphous Peridot

Beautiful art deco glass by René Lalique 

⬆︎ 'Mimosa' vase in opalescent glass and ⬇︎ 'Acacia' vase

Dark bronze okimono of a cormorant drying its wings by Okabe Tatsuo.

Wooden Marten sculpture by Fernand Vago Weiss (1896-1942)

I thought I would have bought it in 2024, if it hadn't been already sold by then.

Just my kind of 'thing'. The wooden material, the stylised form, a fauna subject, 

incredibly skilled carving..... and now, what a coincidence, I got a second chance!

If its wasn't for the price, I would have bought it straight away (big smile).

I reconized this artist from a far distance herman de vries.

One of my favourite artists. A link to an earlier post with his work is here

Apical #7 by Diana Scherer

Wandering Albatross Egg by Leila Jeffreys

'Pecten' from France, 17 million years old

Fossil fish from Green River Formation, Wyoming USA. 50 million years old

"Aap op houtvlot" by Carolein Smit

I'm not so interested in jewelry, but then I spotted this piece of art:

"Pistil" by Marta Mattsson in collaboration with glass artist Jessica Tsai.

Borosilicate glass (flower-body by Jessica),

Rhino beetles, copper, enamel lacquer, silver, resin.

My friend Antoon is great company when I visit an art fair!

This year being our 10th anniversary since we started in 2015 ★

Here some links to our earlier visits to PAN and other art fairs:

PAN 2024, PAN 2023, PAN 2021, PAN 2019 , PAN 2017 , PAN 2015

Eurantica 2016 , Art Breda 2017

Vincent's Shoes

According to my dad my aunt painted 'Vincent's Shoes' for me ☺︎

Already the shoes seemed a bit too modern to me

when my aunt mentioned her inspiration came from minister Hugo de Jonge's shoes.

At that time he was ordained as minster of health, on the king's staircase platform.

She said his shoes were made by multiplied disabled people.

Due to the press he wore handmade Portugese shoes.

But What's in a Name?

Besides isn't that what art is all about?

Multiple interpretation possible, it's all in the eye of the beholder.

I just enjoy the 'skon skoen' ☺︎

(title credits: kenderman)

PAN Amsterdam November 2023

 

We visited PAN (Picture Antiquairs Nationale) Amsterdam 

My friend, art lover and 'partner in crime' X

I hope to be back in 2024 for our annual visit to PAN Amsterdam

PAN Amsterdam

Finally... another edition of PAN Amsterdam

Winnie Teschmacher

Naaktfiguur  / 1917 

etching by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (info in Dutch here)

 "Pink op het strand" 1874 by Jacob Maris

 Johannes Hendrik Eversen

old map by J.L. Kikkert of Texel 

some other favourites...

oil painting of a birds nest

Tournai vase by René Lalique

"Badjas" by Marjolijn Mandersloot

What a beautiful day with my friend Antoon!

Previous PAN editions : 2019 , 2017 , 2015

Other art fairs : Art Breda, Eurantica

Exhibitions : Art Nouveau, Mucha