Landscape
Drypoint and etching, 1952, small edition. 7 1/4 x 6 in. Signed and dated in pencil. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good other than for a crease in the lower left margin and faint toning to the front of the sheet. This engaging print is consistent with Jordens expressionist style of this period. His later work is more abstract in general and this is especially noted in his paintings.
$500

Modernist Forest Scene
Etching, undated (possibly 1950s), edition unknown. 12 x 6 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed with tone with full margins. Fine condition. Jordens produced several of these expressionist landscapes and this is among the largest we have encountered. The editions are small. It's important to note that early works by Jordens, from the 1920s-1940s, are extremely hard to come by. There's a fine publication about the artist published by the Groninger Museum in 2006, "Geen Kunstenaar der Voleinding, Maar des Wordens," which is part of the series published about the de Ploeg artists, this being volume # 8.
$700