During the opening of one of his few exhibitions a speaker praised and explained this work.
Thijs commented afterwards that the speaker had expressed in a few minutes where he, as an artist had been searching for all his life.
Thijs Sterk was a modest man and he was aware of his unachievable goal. The health problems he had later in life, especially with his eyes made it more difficult for him to observe the light.
Painting became almost impossible. It is very moving that on his last drawing, besides a self-portrait, there are also studies of his eyes. |