Treurwilg louteringsstrijd
Janus van Zeegen painted trees, flowers and mushrooms, which he gradually stylised into almost visionary images. For as long as his creations could be traced back to recognisable motifs, such as the weeping willow here, people appreciated them as Symbolist art. However, they struggled when he engaged more with Abstraction. For a long time, the representation of ‘nothingness’ was, much like the word ‘abstract’,
received negatively.
Adrianus van Zeegen jr.