Since the start of his career Emo Verkerk has concentrated on portraits of celebrities from the worlds of art, music and literary history. The portraits are not exact portrayals of these people, but rather the image of Verkerk’s interpretation of their personalities. Here he has painted a portrait of the English writer Izaak Walton (1593-1683), seen through the eyes of a trout. Walton is famous chiefly for his book ‘The Compleat Angler’, which describes his love of fishing., Since the start of his career Emo Verkerk has concentrated on portraits of celebrities from the worlds of art, music and literary history. The portraits are not exact portrayals of these people, but rather the image of Verkerk’s interpretation of their personalities. Here he has painted a portrait of the English writer Izaak Walton (1593-1683), seen through the eyes of a trout. Walton is famous chiefy for his book ‘The Compleat Angler’, which describes his love of fshing.
Specifications
| Title | Portrait of Izaak Walton seen by a Trout |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on copper |
| Object type |
Wall object
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 31 cm Diameter 53,5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Emo Verkerk
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| Accession number | 3155 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1987 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1987 |
| Creation date | in 1987 |
| External exhibitions |
Stop Making Sense (2013) |
| Research |
Show research Digitising Contemporary Art |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
