Known as a painter of the Bergen School, Dirk Filarski (NL, 1885–1964) was above all an artist who carved his own artistic path. Over the Top! follows the travel-loving Filarski from his first visits to Bergen to his many journeys across Europe and into parts of North Africa.
More than seventy paintings and prints trace the breadth of his career spanning over fifty years. The exhibition highlights the period from 1912 to 1917, when he worked extensively in Switzerland and developed his distinctive and powerful style. Filarski’s paintings from this time are considered a high point of his oeuvre.
Catalog
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog entitled “Dirk Filarski. Over de top,” featuring essays by art historian and guest curator Eliane Odding and art historian and author Antoon Erftemeijer. Published by Waanders Publishers, the catalog will be available for €25.95 from November 30, 2025, at the Museum Kranenburgh shop and in traditional bookstores.
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Dirk Filarski. Over de top! (met Eliane Odding en Antoon Erftemeijer)
Dirk Filarski bleef nooit lang op dezelfde plek.…
Curator
Eliane Odding
Eliane Odding (1993) is an independent art historian and exhibition curator specializing in modern and contemporary art. She has been involved in various projects, including exhibitions at the Grote Kerk Alkmaar, Museum Kranenburgh, Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, and Museum van Bommel van Dam in Venlo. Previously she curated the exhibition In the Back of the Sea at Museum Kranenburgh.
Artworks
Dirk Filarski
De Oldenhorn bij Gsteig
1916
Dirk Filarski
Aan de voet van de Dent de Jaman
1912
Dirk Filarsko
Gezicht op de Uri-Rotstock
1917
Dirk Filarski
Zonder titel (bosgezicht)
1911
