The sculpture is an abstraction of the Hungarian window that was a gift to Queen Wilhelmina in 1923 partly as a thank you for taking in Hungarian children after World War I and on the occasion of her 25th anniversary of reign.
The window was made by Nagy, Sandor, and the glazier's name was Róth, Miksa (1865-1944). The window can be seen in Paleis Noordeinde, which has limited public access. The original photograph was manipulated by me in Camera Raw and Photoshop to produce this brightly coloured end result.
Henk Jan distinguishes himself as a photography enthusiast by his fascination with the formal and colour splendour of stained-glass windows in particular. Once the windows are perfectly in focus, he turns them into his own abstractions... Read more…