Amsterdam Amstelgracht

The Amstel River with the Dirk van Nimwegen Bridge on the left. It is a fixed bridge in Amsterdam city center.

It is located in the eastern quay of the Amstel River and crosses the Nieuwe Keizersgracht. The bridge is surrounded by national monuments on both the Amstel and the Nieuwe Keizersgracht. The most famous of these is the building of museum Hermitage Amsterdam. On the other side of the Amstel, too, almost the entire facade consists of monuments. Among all these national monuments, around the southern corner between the two waterways is a municipal monument Amstel 53/Nieuwe Keizersgracht 2. However, the bridge itself is not a monument; it is too young for that. This is a vaulted bridge.

Dirk van Nimwegen (1904 - 1969) was an Amsterdam communist, resistance fighter and one of the initiators of the February Strike in 1941. He was employed by the City Cleaners.

A beautiful piece of Amsterdam on the Amstel River between the Hermitage and Royal Theater Carré. Many a famous painter has rigged up his easel here to come and paint, like me.

Created by Nop Briex.

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Contemporary images and even those from the past inspire me to recycle them for re-actionary contemporary impressionist art. My drawings and paintings are sketch impressions in a loose and free style, the paintings in a colorful palette. I also produce collages and digital artworks or find new inspirations and compositions through paint strokes from existing works. I work fast, from emotion, averse to perfection, careful not to lapse into details and endless fiddling.

Compositions in an almost unfinished state, works that are part of the contemporary impressionist incentive. Evolving towards a more questioning abstract essential contemporary expressive impressionism.

With the internet we are overloaded with thousands of images a day, wonderful. But does original art on the wall still have a future? Yes, you can touch them, feel them, smell them. Paintings and drawings that move and stimulate you, that give you attention and immerse you every day in a bath of total relaxation and pleasure. People say that I am one of the most appreciated and renowned post-war art painters from South Limburg. I sell my original works all over the world. I very much appreciate the cooperation with Werk aan de Muur / Oh my Prints because my originals are now also available for everyone through excellent, high quality re-productions.

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