Sculptures as if they had never left
After the reclamation of the De Utrecht estate, several farming families from Zeeland moved to Esbeek. The farmwomen, in particular, stood out in the fields of Esbeek with their traditional Zeeland attire.
After the reclamation of the De Utrecht estate, several farming families from Zeeland moved to Esbeek. The farmwomen, in particular, stood out in the fields of Esbeek with their traditional Zeeland attire.
Just as Andreas Schotel saw these farmwomen in the Esbeek landscape at the time and captured them in his etchings, they have now been depicted by Hannes Verhoeven. Through these “petrified” women, he brings the working people back into the Esbeek landscape.
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