Hans (Johannes) Snel 'Untitled (Portrait of a Girl)' sculpture

Hans (Johannes) Snel 'Untitled (Portrait of a Girl)' sculptureHans Snel was born in Scheveningen, a beach town near the Hague, in the Netherlands. While educated as a graphic artist, his artistic practice only took off after he was conscripted to Indonesia in 1946. By 1949, Dutch troops had withdrawn and Indonesia had declared independence; Snel however, enraptured with the country, never left. He applied for political asylum and settled on the island of Bali to paint. Snels work is a romantic expression of his

the artist employing loose brushstrokes and a creamy palette to evoke the ambient effects of the landscape: feeling

Hera and Athena vye for a golden apple

This work of art would make a dynamic addition to your collection of fine art

lurch and recede

that calling in help is to throw a prayer into the cosmos

He is represented at the National Gallery of Victoria and has a hotel in Bendigo – The Schaller Studio – dedicated to him

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Credited with irreversibly changing the course of Australian art

David Larwill is akin to fresh air

'Untitled (Abstract)'

This work hums with new life

In Blackman’s rendition however