Large Bird Eating a Lizard
Etching and aquatint printed a la poupee, 1926, edition unknown. 25 3/4 x 18 5/8 in. Signed and dated in ink, lower right. (Once in the image and once below the image.) This is a superb, beautifully inked impression of this monumental print. The margins are substantial. The condition is very good other than faint toning on the verso in a few areas. This majestic work is typical of Gerbrandt's interest in wildlife in a natural setting. His technical skills are remarkable; he can work delicately and also with a dramatic, deeply etched line that flourishes on a large scale. The artist lived and worked in Amsterdam and later moved to Haarlem. He studied with Jan Visser and F.W. Nieuwenhuis. Grebrants was also a painter and a draughtsman extraordinaire.
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Peacock in a Landscape
Etching, undated, edition probably about 50. 17 1/8 x 26 in. Signed in pencil. Inscribed "model" in pencil. This is a superb proof impression with full margins. The condition is very good apart from slight wrinkling and minor repairs in the margins. Gerbrandts produced several large, decorative works with birds as subject. He lived and worked in Amsterdam and after 1921, in Haarlem. He studied with Jan Visser and F.W. Nieuwenhuis.
$1,500

View of the Grebbe in Rhenen
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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