Robert Wee / J. van Wel



Robert Wee

This Americain painter that was born in 1927

is one of the most well known seascape artists of the West Coast.

Though normally typical Americain to my eyes this work could

as well have been painted in the Netherlands.

The colours are quiet and still catching that

typical evening atmosphere.

A bit more depth could have been reached

when he painted the dunes at the sealine a bit more
vaguely but that was of course his choice.

Oil on canvas. Dimensions 40 / 50 cm.

Only one of his signatures. The less important works

were just signed: Wee This one has a c which stands for 
copyright in the lower left of the signature. Furthermore 
this painting has been dated "78. He also made a signature 
in which the T was melted to the W prefix. At the back of 
the bigger works one can find a stamp with a warning that

you're not simply authorised to multiply this work.

J. van Wel

Is this an early work by Jean van Wel? There are

a lot of differences between this work and the more recent

works both in handling a subject as in signing the works.

Though the style presented here absolutely is 

expressionism we probably will have to do more

investigations! Oil on panel. Dimensions: 41 / 51 cm. 

The signature says: J. van Wel, but is it Jean van Wel?