Landscapes, cityscapes, ports, rivers, docks and figures are the main subjects of Jan Sirks’s paintings.
In the early 1900s we see the first oil paintings. Sirks chose the immediate environment of Rotterdam with its farms, ditches and paddocks. During World War 1 Sirks joins the Theosophical Society and he paints the first busy urban landscapes with isolated figures. The landscape paintings of this time show a pre-occupation with horizontal and vertical lines. In the early 1920s Sirks returns to working inside the actual farmyard, his palette has strong tonal contrast and he depicts detail rather than his earlier vistas. His palette becomes increasingly more symbolic with his use of orange and green.
In the 20s Sirks moves increasingly closer to his subject matter and we see a bold palette in his summer skies and his autumnal colours are vibrant. Sirks treatment of the landscape changes as he matures as his vistas become increasingly larger.
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- Noorden landscape 1919 25 x 35 cm.
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- Farm with orchard 1920-21 32 x 43cm.
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- Farm landscape c 1914 24 x 33 cm.
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- Farm 1917-18 40 x 30 cm.
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- Windmill 1920 36 x 45 cm.
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- Street in Brielle 1927-28 45 x 54 cm.
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- Stillife 1916 29 x 45 cm.
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- Stilllife early 43 x 59 cm.
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- Rotterdam trams 1918 20 x 27 cm.
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- Rotterdam Rhine Harbour 1918-20 44 x 56 cm.
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- Roses 1909 38 x 27 cm.
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- Reeuwijk 1919 31 x 36 cm.
