Brush and Tub, 1982
Wood, 14" x 6"
Dies de Jonge was born in Brouwershaven, Holland, in 1948 and completed his studies at the Art Academy in Rotterdam in 1974. He specializes in etching, wood sculpture, and design. He has exhibited in Europe, the Far East, and the United States. His work is in several public collections, including the Municipal Museum in Amsterdam and the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, as well as many private collections in Europe and the United States. Labeled an Abstract Realist, de Jonge is fascinated by contemporary hand tools and sequential motion. He produces "portraits" that capture the tools' actions and shapes at near-life-size scale.
*Excerpted from Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection, published by Harry N. Abrams Inc.