Untitled by Ilse D'Hollander

Untitled 1995

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oil-paint

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oil-paint

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landscape

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abstraction

Dimensions: 64 x 47 cm

Copyright: Ilse D'Hollander,Fair Use

Ilse D'Hollander made this oil on canvas, about this size, sometime before she died in 1997. It looks like a branch in a pot, but then again maybe not – D’Hollander’s work is often like that, sitting on the fence between representation and abstraction. The painting is very quiet: a minimal palette of greys and browns is smeared loosely across the canvas. You can almost feel the artist working, wiping paint on and off, searching for a form, a feeling. Look at the way the paint handling creates a sense of depth. The branch appears to hover slightly in front of the pale, muted background. There's something very delicate, almost ethereal about it. D’Hollander reminds me a little of Agnes Martin, in the sense that both artists use abstraction to evoke a mood. Though D’Hollander's work is more gestural. She lets the process show, embracing uncertainty and ambiguity.

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