Albert Zwaan (1969) - Knotwilg aan de Zanddijk - Dordtse Biesbosch

Pollard Willow at the Zanddijk – Dordtse Biesbosch
Albert Zwaan (1969)

A vibrant and expressive study of a pollard willow in the Dordtse Biesbosch, painted in the spring of 2026. The tree takes centre stage on the canvas, rendered in a striking blue palette — a characteristic colour choice of Albert Zwaan, in which reality is transformed into pure painterly experience.

In the background, the typical Biesbosch landscape unfolds: a pink-purple expanse of water, green riverbanks and a distant horizon lined with trees. The foreground bursts with lush grass and small white flowers, full of life and light.

The work is painted with visible, impasto brushstrokes on linen

• Medium: Oil on linen
• Dimensions: 18 × 13 cm
• Year: 2026
• Signed: lower left AZ, lower right '26

An intimate and powerful little work for lovers of the Dutch landscape and expressive colourist painting.