Groot stijgvermogen bezitten de Fokker-vliegtuigen 1906 - 1945

Reijer Stolk made this watercolor work, 'Groot stijgvermogen bezitten de Fokker-vliegtuigen', on paper, but the exact date is unknown. The work is full of the kind of quick decisions and graphic sensibility that comes with the territory of commercial art. The approach to rendering is less about perfection, and more about getting the job done with flair! Look at the way the color bleeds and pools, especially in the eagle's wings. This isn't just about depicting a bird; it's about the sheer physicality of the medium. The texture, the way the watercolor settles into the paper, it all adds to the emotional punch of the image. Stolk is playing with how we see, inviting us to lose ourselves in the process of looking. This piece reminds me of work by Stuart Davis, who also took a very playful approach to commercial imagery, turning it into something much more personal and abstract. Ultimately, the beauty of art lies in its ambiguity and how different artists are in constant conversation with each other.