"This contrarian artist, who earns a living with a completely stupid job in the Dutch Railways is an ideal target for a biographer. And not just because he is arguably the most important surrealist painter that the Netherlands have produced. "Willie" Moesman (1909 - 1988) was a passionate man who eagerly propagated his social and artistic conceptions. A troublemaker and fastidious seeker of controvesy who imposed strict conditions on the way in which his work should be exhibited. An environmental activist avant la lettre, who advocated the separation of garbage as early as the seventies. A grumpy pain-in-the-ass who was feared for his unbridled temper. And a man who made no secret of his sado-masochistic orientation." The work shown here was available at the Kiwanis art auction. That's a benefit auction that is held each year in Utrecht.
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