Family
NICO EEKMAN
Belgian, (1889-1973)
Woodcut, circa 1925-30, edition unknown but probably small. 10 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. Signed in pencil lower right. This fine impression is printed on a thin Japanese paper. The margins are narrow (about 1/2" all around). The condition is fine. Eekman developed his own expressionist woodcut style with an emphasis on the figurative. His work can be found in many museum collections.
$500

Two Rabbits
FRANS EVERBAG
Dutch, (1877-1947)
Etching and aquatint printed in colors, circa 1926, Vervoorn 122, edition 150. 7 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine impression in very good condition. The margins are quite wide. There's some subtle discoloration in the outer margins from a previous mount. Everbag's best work places him as one of the best color printmakers working Holland at this time. His work is not so common.
$1,400

View of the Grebbe in Rhenen
ROELF GERBRANDS
Dutch, (1891-1954)
Etching printed in colors, circa 1930-35, edition probably 50. 13 3/8 x 15 1/2 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This fine impression is inscribed "1e druk" ('first impression'). The margins are full. Condition: very good. There's slight overall toning to the front of the sheet in the margins. Gerbrands was a technical virtuoso and his subtle vision always has a modernist look, often understated as here.
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Hanging Fuchsia
DIRK HARTING
Dutch, (1884-1970)
Etching and aquatint printed in colors, circa 1925, edition unknown. 10 7/8 x 6 3/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. A fine impression in very good condition. This print is inscribed "epreuve d'artiste" and the margins are full. Apart from minor soiling in the margins the condition is original and untouched. Harting studied at the Rijksakademie with Dupont. His subjects were wide-ranging in both his painting and printmaking and he especially liked floral studies.
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Academiegebouw (at the Rappenburg, Leiden)
GERHARD C. HAVERKAMP
Dutch, (1872-1926)
Etching, 1910, edition unknown. 15 3/4 x 12 5/8 in. Signed and dated in pencil. A superb impression. Fine condition. Full margins. In addition to his meticulous panoramic views of the Dutch countryside, Haverkamp was an architectural etcher with extraordinary skills. This scene depicts an academic building at the University, Leiden.
$750

Evening, Amsterdam (Avond te Amsterdam)
GERHARD C. HAVERKAMP
Dutch, (1872-1926)
Etching, 1914, edition unknown. 7 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on cream-colored paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. The scene depicted shows the harbor in Amsterdam. Haverkamp was a wonderful etcher with an emphasis on architectural detail and atmosphere.
$800

De Architect
RICHARD ROLAND HOLST
Dutch, (1868-1938)
Lithograph printed in Colors, Circa 1900., Edition Unknown. 17 x 12 1/2 in. Initialed on the stone. A fine impression in exceptionally fine condition. The gold printing is well preserved. This is the cover page for this publication which was created by the Dutch architect association known as Architectura et Amicitia. This fine example epitomizes the progressive graphic design which flourished in the Netherlands around 1900-1930. Applied arts and artists were a prominent part of the association as reflected here in the work of Roland Holst.
$2,200

The Pearl Diver (De Parelduiker)
RICHARD ROLAND HOLST
Dutch, (1868-1938)
Lithograph printed in black and gold on grey paper, 1918, small edition (this impression inscribed 13 7/8 x 16 1/2 in. Signed on the stone and signed in ink, lower right. This is a fine impression in fine condition. (Minor soft wrinkling in the margins and a pen mark at the bottom edge of the sheet.) Wide and probably full margins. Symbolically speaking, the pearl stands for the art object and is presented to the public by the artist (the diver). This large and dramatic print typifies the artist's great skills as a draughtsman. (Literature: F. Leidelmeijer & D. van der Cingel, Art Nouveau and Art Deco en Nederland, Amsterdam, 1983, p. 45, ill. 21.)
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Swans (Zwaanen)
DIRK HOMBERG
Dutch, (1885-1952)
Lithograph, circa 1930, edition probably about 50. 11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. Signed and titled in ink. A fine impression with narrow margins. The condition is fine overall. Homberg studied in Rotterdam. He was also a painter with a wide-ranging choice of subjects.
$350

La Personne Récompensée
FLORIS JESPERS
Belgian, (1889-1965)
Linocut, 1919, Buyck 204f, edition unknown but probably 50 or fewer. 23 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. Bearing an ink signature and dated lower left "5/9/19." This large and remarkable linocut was published in the portfolio "Six Linos" (1919). Jespers produced these works early in his career and they are quite rare. A fine impression with full margins. Mounted to a support sheet. Printed on thin wove paper. Minor tears with just one touching the image at top. Jespers has been the subject of several retrospectives including a 1989 show at the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Antwerp. This print is beautifully framed.
$3,000

Cockatoo (Kaketoe)
SAMUEL JESSURUN DE MESQUITA
Dutch, (1868-1944)
Etching, 1916, Van Es D 049, edition unknown. 13 3/4 x 8 in. Signed and dated in the plate; signed in pencil lower right and inscribed "No 12 in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is fine. The raisonne traces three impressions, one of which is numbered "24" in pencil. This wonderful, early work is very rare.
$3,000

Dutch Town View
GERM DE JONG
Dutch, (1886-1967)
Lithograph, 1916, edition unknown. 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. Signed on the stone and signed and dated in pencil. This is a very good impression other than a couple minor printing creases which are barely noticeable. Narrow margins. De Jong was a fine lithographer as well as a painter. Town views such as this are typical and this is an early work.
$500

Untitled
PAUL JOOSTENS
Belgian, (1889-1960)
Lithograph, 1922, edition unknown. 14 x 7 7/8 in. Signed and dated on the stone. This is a fine impression printed on VAN GELDER ZONEN laid paper. The margins are full with a deckle edge all around. The condition is excellent apart from a couple of paper imperfections, somewhat visible near the image. Joostens prints are very rare. This work relates closely to his sculpture and collages for which he is best known. He was also a poet. He met Mondrian in Paris in 1919 and was close to Paul van Ostaijen and Floris Jespers. He personifies the Belgian contingent of the Dada movement and was active with Ca Ira, the Belgian monthly magazine devoted to avant-garde art, literature and politics. Also, his Dada publication "Salopes" appeared in 1922 and that imagery relates to this print. There was a major retrospective of Joostens work in 1989 at the Provinciaal Museum voor Moderne Kunst in Ostend. This print is from an important Dutch private collection.
$2,000

Dutch Children with Rabbit
EDZARD W. KONING
Dutch, (1869-1954)
Lithograph printed in colors, 1948, edition unknown. 13 3/4 x 18 1/2 in. Signed on the stone and also signed in pencil. A fine impression. Full margins. Minor rippling in the margins only.
$675

Modernist City View
ALEX LALLEMAND
Belgian, (1892-1963)
Woodcut, undated (1930s), edition small. 5 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. This impression inscribed "epreuve d'artiste". Signed in pencil. A fine impression in excellent condition. Full margins. Lallemand specialized in modernist blockprints.
$450