Ronald Versloot

donated by the artist

Some recent solo exhibitions
Galerie Maurits van de Laar, The Hague 2009
Galleri S.E., Bergen 2009
Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam 2008, 'Ondervlakte'
Galerie Andreas Brüning, Düsseldorf 2006
GAD Gallery, Oslo 2006

Some recent group exhibitions
Galerie LUMC, Leiden 2009, 'Aanwinsten LUMC 2007-2009'
KW14, 's-Hertogenbosch 2003, 'Tekenen des Tijds'
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague 2002, 'More than red, white and blue'

Selected publications
Véronique Baar [et al.], Room with a view, Hoevelaken: Bouwfonds art collection 2006
Contemporary art from the Netherlands: selected works from the collections of De Nederlandsche Bank and ING Group, Bucharest: National Art Museum of Romania 2002
Angelique Spaninks, Esther Jansma, Unlocked No [1] HxBxD: Collectie Rabobank Nederland,
Utrecht: Rabobank Nederland 2001
Rina Hendriks, Titi van der Sijs, Een ceder in mijn tuin, 's-Hertogenbosch: kw14 2000

Selected public and corporate collections
Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, NL • Abn Amro Kunststichting, NL • Achmea Kunstcollectie, NL • Akzo Nobel Art Foundation, NL • AON Kunstcollectie, NL • Bouwfonds Kunstcollectie, NL • Kunstcollectie Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, NL • De Nederlandsche Bank, NL • Kunstcollectie KPN, NL • TNT Post Kunstcollectie, NL • Rabo Kunstcollectie, NL • Kunstcollectie LUMC, NL

This work is in excellent condition. There are a few pinholes in the canvas due to the artist technique. signed "RFV" and dated "2007" to the reverse.
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In his early work, Ronald Versloot produced rudimentary, almost abstract scenes in thickly applied paint. Often a forest dominated by the vertical lines of birch trees. Nowadays, he paints landscapes in a loose, gestural style, onto which he prints human figures using a linocut. These figures are, as it were, actors that Versloot can move about the picture plane at will, to create a narrative. On a formal level, he plays with the convergence of the two techniques by giving the printed figures a painted shadow or by placing painted people next to them. As is also the case with his drawings, Versloot is careful to create a clear, cohesive image. The human figures always imply a narrative, leaving the viewer with unanswered questions.

Ronald Versloot was resident artist at the Rijksakademie in 1987-1990.
He won the Jeanne Oosting Prize (NL) in 1993.