..Painting never means just never picturing the material things, but it is a psychological function, an expression of how his mind [of the artist] re… - Jan Mankes

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..Painting never means just never picturing the material things, but it is a psychological function, an expression of how his mind [of the artist] responds to things. So that is quite a difference with: painting is showing the beauty of things. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)

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About Jan Mankes

Jan Mankes (Meppel, 15 August 1889 – 23 April 1920, Eerbeek) was a Dutch painter. He produced around 200 paintings, 100 drawings and 50 prints before dying of tuberculosis at the age of 30. His main motifs were self-portraits, landscapes, birds and animals.

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Native Name: Mankes
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(original Dutch: citaat van Jan Mankes, in het Nederlands:) Je kent de teedere kant van mijn werk. Die kant heeft me steeds overheerscht. Ik voel de blijdschap om dat teedere het sterkst als ik aan een vinkennest denk, met spinrag en korstmos op een mei-ochtend.

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While holding a keen eye on all the yelling at the markets, let's prefer to stay away from many of those things that attract at times other painters - if necessary, unknown - to be able to continue the work quietly at times. (translation from original Dutch: Fons Heijnsbroek)

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