 |  | Miniature sketchesmade when a student in Utrecht |
| 1. Ruïne van Brederode, Santpoort (close to Haarlem) 25.08.1942 14 cm x 15 cm Pencil | 25. In de Universiteitsbiblioteek, Utrecht 25.11.1942 13.5 cm x 10 cm Ink |
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| With a Queen Victoria bursary for overseas study, Frikkie Snijman attended the University of Utrecht in 1939, where he studied Dutch and the History of Art. His studies were interrupted by the Second World War, which trapped him in Holland. During this time he took to cycling through the Dutch countryside. The wide riches, especially the rivers, fascinated him. Without any formal training, he put his impressions on paper in some 50 tiny sketches. |  |  |
| Copies of these now decorate the staff room of the WAT's new premises. | 2. Langs die Tolsteegsingel, Utrecht 2.09.1941 15.5 cm x 11 cm Pencil | 22. By 'De Bilt' (close to Utrecht) 27.09.1942 15.5 cm x 12 cm Pencil |
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| 3. Wilhelminapark, Utrecht 22.09.1941 17cm x 12.5 cm Pencil | 6. Op weg na Rhynouwe 1.03.1942 16 cm x 10 cm Pencil | 7. Huis Hoge Paaschberg (Ede) 04.1942 17.5 cm x 12.5 cm Pencil This estate was the property of Mr Leo Middelberg, mayor of Ede during WWII and chairman of the Nederlands-Zuid-Afrikaanse Vereniging. Snijman moved here with Toit Spies, a fellow South African, in 1942 after Mr Middelberg was taken hostage by German troops. |
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| 8. Ingang Raiffeisenlaan, Tuindorp, Utrecht 7.06.1942 17 cm x 12.5 cm Pencil 7.6.1942 | 10. Gesig op Utrecht vanuit rigting Rhynouwe. 21.06.1942 16 cm x 8 cm Ink | 11. Merwede-kanaal, Utrecht 2.07.1942 17 cm x 11.5 cm Pencil |
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| 13. Meul by Groenekan (North of Utrecht) 18.08.1942 16.5 cm x 11.5 cm Pencil | 20. Aan de Maas by Roermond 09.09.1942 17 cm x 13 cm Pencil This was drawn while on a cycling trip with Toit Spies to the south of Limburg. | 21. Merum (Herten) 197. By Roermond 12.09.1942 17.5 cm x 13 cm Pencil |
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| 23. Laan by Bilthoven (close to Utrecht) 12.10.1942 17 cm x 13 cm Pencil | 26. Zeist, op de fietspad na Huis ter Heide (close to Utrecht) 11.02.1943 17 cm x 13 cm Ink | 27. Skaapskooi, buite Ede, op weg na Arnhem 28.03.1943 17 cm x 13 cm Pencil A typical barn used to house sheep during the cold winter months. This one is next to the Ginkelse Heide near Ede en route to Arnhem and the site where British parachutists were dropped on 17 September 1944 for the Battle about Arnhem. |
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| 33. Huize Valckenheining ('De Loedse'), Loenersloot close to Loenen aan de
Vecht 16.5 cm x 12 cm Pencil Snijman stayed here with the family Kalff during 1943 after German soldiers occupied the house of the Middelbergs in Ede. Mrs Kalff was a sister of Mr Middelberg. | 31. Ongetiteld. 12.5 cm x 14.5 cm Pencil Dome of summerhouse of Valckenheining ('De Loedse') at Loenersloot. | 34. No title Date 23.04.44 12 cm x 9 cm Pencil |
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