Historische onderwerp:  ,, Markt in Rotterdam”

Olie op doek 50 cm x 60 cm
Gesigneerd: CvanRooijen (Geb.1945)

Met de RET naar de markt

Tussen 1929 en 1931 kwamen 170 moderne vierassige motorwagens en 20 bijwagens in dienst in de nieuwe okergele kleur. Deze trams behoorden toen tot het modernste trammaterieel van Europa.

Op de achtergrond ,, De Delftse poort” ,gebombardeerd en afgebroken in 1940.

Painting: “Market in Rotterdam”

Oil on canvas 50 cm x 60 cm
Signed: CvanRooijen (Born 1945)
With the ,RET to the market’  (RET= Rotterdamse Electrische Tram)
Between 1929 and 1931, 170 modern four-axle railcars and 20 trailers came into service in the new ocher yellow colour.
These trams were then among the most modern tram equipment in Europe.

In the background is the Delft gate, bombed and demolished in 1940