Grote Dennenappel II (Large Pine Cone II)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 2010, Rijksmuseum CD 10-11; edition 15. 7 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. A superb impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This is one of a series of beautifully etched studies of this simple subject.
SOLD

Uitzicht Vanuit de Tuin in Godlinze (View from the Garden in Godlinze)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 2008, Rijksmuseum CD 08-2; edition 15. 10 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. Titled and dated in the plate. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The margins are full. Godlinze is a town in the province of Groningen.
$800

Three Tree Falcons (Drie Boomvalken)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 2008, Rijksmuseum CD08-5 (iii/III); edition 20. 9 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. Signed and numbered in pencil, and with "III" indicating the third state of three. The margins are full and the condition is fine. Donker did a few studies of these birds and they are representative of his keen sense of observation all aspects of the natural world.
$800

Dead Coot (Dode Meerkoet)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, circa 1967, Rijksmuseum CD 67-9, edition 20. 10 x 9 3/4 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression of this rare, early work. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Donker has produced several prints over the years that deal with dead birds and other animals. Donker has not been hesitant about exploring this challenging subject matter and the results are generally quite successful and well-observed.
$800

Dead Ring Ouzel with the head facing left (Dode Beflijster Kop Links)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 1977, Rijksmuseum 77-17, edition 15. 6 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. Dated in the plate. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The margins are full. The ring ouzel is a European member of the thrush family, the mountain equivalent of the common blackbird.
$750

Appelboomen aan den Slootkant (Apple trees along the side of a Ditch)
PIETER DUPONT
Dutch, (1870-1911)
Etching, 1894, Dupont 11, edition 100. 11 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. Signed in pencil. It's a very nice impression printed with plate tone. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This outstanding early impressionist work by Dupont exemplifies his early skills as a etcher and draughtsman. This work was published by van Wisselingh, Amsterdam, who also published the etchings of Willem Witsen, M.A.J. Bauer and others. Dupont later mastered the art of engraving, with horses becoming a favorite choice of subjects.
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Prinsengracht in Amsterdam
PIETER DUPONT
Dutch, (1870-1911)
Etching, 1895, Dupont 42, van Wisselingh 302; edition 100. 8 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. Signed, dated and numbered in pencil. This is a very fine, dark impression printed on a large sheet of cream wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. The plate was published by van Wisselingh, Amsterdam. This exquisite, finely detailed plate is representative of his best street scenes done in Amsterdam. In 1903, he became a professor of graphic arts at the Rijksakademie.
$1,500

Oude Kerk Tower, Amsterdam (Oude Kerkstoren te Amsterdam)
PIETER DUPONT
Dutch, (1870-1911)
Etching, 1907-08, Dupont 103, van Wisselingh 313; edition 100. 17 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, luminous impression printed on fibrous Japanese paper. The margins are substantial and possibly full. The condition is fine. This exquisite rendering of the Oude Kerk is from the collection of P.W. van Doorne (Lugt 4731). This is Amsterdam's oldest building having been founded in 1213.
$1,500

Family
NICOLAS (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

Man Planting in a Garden
NICOLAS (NICO) EEKMAN
Belgian, (1889-1973)
Woodcut, 1920s, edition 96. 7 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. Also, this impression has the artist's red ink monogram in the lower left corner. Here we have a superb, rich impression printed on thin Japanese paper. The margins appear to be full. The condition is very good other than traces of old adhesive in the four margin corners, verso, from an early mount.
$700

The Scavenger (Le Vidangeur)
JAMES ENSOR
Belgian, (1860-1949)
Etching, 1896, Taevernier 106, Croquez 105; only state. 4 3/16 x 3 1/8 in. Signed in the plate, lower right. Signed and dated in pencil. Countersigned on the verso and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed with light plate tone on a cream simili Japon paper. The condition is fine apart from three minor scuff marks in the margins, well away from the image. The margins are probably full measuring about 3 inches on all sides. This engaging little print reminds us of Rembrandt's many studies of beggars.
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White Tulips in Chinese Ginger Jar (Witte Tulpen in Chinse Gemberpot)
FRANS EVERBAG
Dutch, (1877-1947)
Etching and aquatint printed in colors, undated (probably done in the 1930s), Not in Vervoorn, edition at least 38. 10 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. Inscribed "38" in pencil, lower left, most likely a reference to the edition. This is a fine impression printed on sturdy wove paper. The margins are good and the condition is good. There's some skinning in the top margin and darkening to the margins from having been mounted in a mat. Some foxing on the verso. This is a large and stunning work of a quintessential Dutch subject.
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Peacock in a Landscape
ROELF GERBRANDS
Dutch, (1891-1954)
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

The Neighbors (De Buren)
ANTOON HERCKENRATH
Belgian, (1907-1977)
Woodcut, 1950, Jakob Smits Museum retrospective catalog # 12, edition unknown. 15 x 11 1/8 in. Initialed in the block. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression printed on off-white wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This entertaining, post-war image shows the lighter side of Herckenrath's art. The Jakob Smits Museum held a retrospective of his work in 1977 with an accompanying catalogue. The early work is detailed in Karel Horemans 1941 book, Antoon Herckenrath, Houtsnijder. We are certain editions were rather small given the overall scarcity of the prints in today's market.
$1,600

Sunday Farmers (Zondagsboeren)
ANTOON HERCKENRATH
Belgian, (1907-1977)
Woodcut, 1943, Jakob Smits Museum retrospective #10, edition 25. 15 3/4 x 14 5/8 in. Initialed in the block, lower left. Signed, titled and numbered below the image. This is a superb impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. The title refers to the people who ardently take care of their gardens after work and on the weekends. This large, wartime work is represented in the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp.
$2,400

Old Romanticism (Oude Romantiek)
ANTOON HERCKENRATH
Belgian, (1907-1977)
Engraving, 1958, Jakob Smits Museum retrospective #37, edition 25. 8 1/8 x 9 3/8 in. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. Initialed in the plate lower left. This is a fine impression in excellent condition. The margins are full. This engaging image celebrates the great sailing ships from earlier days and diverse cultures around the world.
$550

Drunken Cossack (Dronken Kozak)
ANTOON HERCKENRATH
Belgian, (1907-1977)
Etching, 1936, Jakob Smits Museum retrospective #43, edition probably 25. 11 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. Initialed and dated in the plate, lower right. Signed and titled in pencil. The print is also inscribed as an artist's proof ("ép d'art.") This compelling image is beautifully drawn on copper. Angular distortions of the architecture reinforce the inebriated state of the subject.
$700

Tunisian Dancer (Tunesische Danseres)
ANTOON HERCKENRATH
Belgian, (1907-1977)
Engraving, 1944, Not listed in the Jakob Smits Museum Retrospective catalogue, edition probably 25. 6 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. Initialed in the block, lower right. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is also described as a trial proof "proefdruk" with an additional pencil dedication in the lower margins. Herckenrath had a large library and read many books on other civilizations. He was inspired by exotic subjects.
$650

The Uncrowned King (De Ongekroonde Konig)
ANTOON HERCKENRATH
Belgian, (1907-1977)
Woodcut, 1941, Not listed in the Jakob Smits Museum Retrospective catalogue, edition probably 25. 13 x 10 in. Initialed in the block, lower left. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. Also, inscribed, "proefdruk." This is a superb impression of this exemplary Belgian wartime, expressionist woodcut. The margins are full and the condition is fine. In Flanders, "an "ongekroonde konig" is someone who acts like a king, or even a tyrant, in his own territory or sphere of influence. Herckenrath was ecologically minded and he detested the misuse of power, particularly with regards to the natural world.
$2,000

Mysticism (Mystiek)
ANTOON HERCKENRATH
Belgian, (1907-1977)
Woodcut, 1952, Not listed in the Jakob Smits Museum Retrospective catalogue, edition probably 25. 15 x 11 3/8 in. Initialed in the block, lower left. Signed, dated and titled in pencil. This is a trial proof and is so inscribed. The margins are full and the condition is very good apart from slight toning within an early mat opening. There's a complex narrative regarding this compelling family portrait. The Herckenraths had one daughter, Mariette, who died at a young age. This print appears to express a state between heaven (the stars), and earth; butterflies, flowers, a river, etc. which might refer to a stage between heaven and earth. This is a highly personal narrative to say the least. (I'm grateful to a friend of the artist in Belgium for assisting me in the explanation of this print. His parents were very close friends of the artist and this stellar group of Herckenrath prints are directly from this source.)
$1,800