Barasingha Hert (Swamp Deer, India)
Lithograph, 1916, Van Es L 012; only 11 impressions cited in the catalogue. 15 1/8 x 11 in. Initialed and dated on the stone, lower right. With the written title below the image printed on the stone. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on light cream paper with the watermark HOLLAND. The condition is fine and the margins are full. This large work exemplifies Mesquita's bold sense of design and his quest for simplicity. Like most of the artist's prints this work is rare. Animals and birds were favorite subjects of the artist.
$1,500

Fantasy: Two Groups of Figures in Two Frames, placed Back to Back
Lithograph, 1924, Van Es L055, edition 25. 9 x 18 5/8 in. Signed on the stone, upper right corner. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. This is a fine rich impression with full margins. The condition is also fine. This exceptionally large lithograph by Mesquita exemplifies his interest in fantastic images with distorted figures and faces. The expressions of the figures vary enormously which is large part of their appeal. Most of these "sensitivic" works were done in etching and drypoint but a few were done as woodcuts and lithographs. He produced these works in small editions and they were done primarily for fun but they also have mystical and religious overtones and are ripe with social commentary. They are unique in the history of Dutch art and are an important aspect of Mesquita's graphic work. Ex-collection: W.F. Veldhuysen, a former chairman of the M.C.Escher Foundation in the Netherlands.
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Fantasy; on the left two figures with caps, one the right a scratched apparition in plumage
Tusche lithograph, 1919, Van Es L 019, edition 25. 9 1/8 x 7 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on a sturdy,smooth wove paper. The margins appear to be full. The condition is fine apart from a tiny bend in the lower right corner of the sheet, well away from the image. This is an uncommon approach to the medium by Mesquita and only ten impressions of this print have been located. The artist was constantly experimenting with the various ways to make prints and this work is exemplary in this regard.
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Rhododendron
Lithograph, 1920, Van Es L033, only ten impressions located. 8 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on a cream-gray wove paper. The margins are probably full and the condition is fine. (There's just a small wrinkle in the bottom just into the image, possibly from the printing process.)
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