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Observatory

Jaap Mooy (signed by artist), 1955

It is a wondrous world that Jaap Mooy drew in 1955. It might even be called a steampunk version of the International Space Station. Two years later Sputnik 1 was the first satellite to go into orbit. With this drawing Mooy stood on the threshold of an era in which the fantasy of space travel became a reality.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-2010-43-341
  • Dimensionsheight 325 mm x width 495 mm
  • Physical characteristicsOost-Indische inkt en witte en blauwe gouache

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Observatory

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-2010-43-341

  • Description

    Constructie met elementen van een observatorium, zoals een telescoop en een schotel, tegen een donkerblauwe achtergrond waarin de maan en enkele planeten te zien zijn.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘JAAP MOOY, 55’

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Jaap Mooy (signed by artist), Bergen (Noord-Holland)

  • Dating

    1955

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    Oost-Indische inkt en witte en blauwe gouache

  • Dimensions

    height 325 mm x width 495 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Transfer Instituut Collectie Nederland

  • Copyright

    erven Jaap Mooy

  • Provenance

    ? collection of the artist; his widow, An Gestel-Overtoom (1892-1961), Blaricum; by whom bequeathed to the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam,1960;{Note RMA, ICN transfer file.} transferred to the Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties, Amsterdam, 1981;{Called collection ICN, Rijswijk, 1971-2011.} from whom transferred to the museum, 2008

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

  • Zie document ICN 'Overdracht Rijksprentenkabinet'

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