Houseboats in the Canal
CEES BOLDING
Dutch, (1897-1979)
Woodcut printed in colors, 1929, edition unknown (probably about 50) 13 3/4 x 19 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression in very good condition with full margins. (There's a repaired tear in the lower margins and a few wrinkles, all well apart from the image. Bolding studied at the Rijksschool voor Kunstnijverheid, Amsterdam. He was a gifted watercolorist as well a skilled woodcut artist.
$1,200

Leidschegracht, Amsterdam
CORNELIS BRANDENBURG
Dutch, (1884-1954)
Etching and aquatint, 1920s-1930s, Timmerman CB 118M, edition unknown. 13 1/4 x 17 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a fine, richly inked impression printed on sturdy wove paper. The margins are full. The condition is very good. Brandenburg specialized in these atmospheric views along the canals and some of his work, including this plate, was printed in colors. He lived and worked in Amsterdam and studied with Pieter Dupont and A.J. Derkinderen. His best works ranks with that of Witsen and Everbag. Between 1615 and 1658, this canal was the southern border of the city of Amsterdam. It's named after the city of Leiden.
$750

Port Vendres (France)
MAURICE BROCAS
Belgian, (1892-1948)
Wood engraving, circa 1925, edition unknown. 11 x 18 1/2 in. Signed and titled in pencil (and with a pencil dedication, lower left). A fine impression in fine condition with wide margins. Brocas was a remarkable wood engraver who produced many European landscapes such as this one.
$900

Six Bois Originaux
MAURICE BROCAS
Belgian, (1892-1948)
Woodcut(s), 1919, edition 50. each approx. 5 x 7 in. Each of the six prints is signed in pencil. This is a fine bound volume of six woodcuts, each signed and numbered in pencil, tipped onto larger sheets as issued. Very good condition other than occasional foxing and with margins as issued. This work was published by G. van Oest, Bruxelles-Paris. A preface is written by Fierens-Gevaert. Brocas was best known for his woodcuts and his Nabis-like prints are found in major prints collections in Europe.
$900

Fishing at the Dock
OMER COPPENS
Belgian, (1864-1926)
Etching, circa 1910-20, edition unknown. 10 x 13 3/8 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine impression printed on a light cream laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. Painter, etcher, ceramic artist, illustrator and designer extraordinaire, Coppens was the subject of a major retrospective in 2001 with an excellent catalogue.
$650

Stormy weather off the coast of Belgium
OMER COPPENS
Belgian, (1864-1926)
Etching, circa 1910-20, edition unknown. 9 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. Signed in pencil, lower right. This is a fine, atmospheric impression printed on light cream laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Coppens experimented with different ink colors and this may have grown out of his early experiments in symbolist paintings and later, during his especially productive art nouveau period. He rarely dated his prints. A few were published in conjunction with the Sociéte des Aquafortistes Belges. His 2001 retrospective was held at the Centre d'Art de Rouge-Cloître (Auderghem) in Belgium.
$600

Place Ste. Pharailde, Ghent (Het Veerleplein te Gent)
JULES DE BRUYCKER
Belgian, (1870-1945)
Etching, 1906, LeRoy 7 (iii/III), edition unknown but probably fewer than 50. 8 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed and titled below the image in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on cream-colored Japanese paper. The margins are full. The condition is quite good apart from occasional scuffs in the outer margins. This wonderful, early work reminds of the great Flemish tradition of the of kermis, or village fair, which was made popular early on by Breughel and others. A pen and ink drawing exists for this print and is now in a private collection. Other works by de Bruycker are currently available.
$1,500

La Porte Saint Denis, Paris
JULES DE BRUYCKER
Belgian, (1870-1945)
Etching, 1928, LeRoy 154, edition 125. 24 x 20 in. Signed and numbered in pencil, lower right. Titled in pencil, lower left. This is a fine, richly inked impression printed on simili-Japan paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. The Porte Saint Denis is a triumphal arch designed by the architect Francois Blondel and the sculptor Michel Anguier for Louis XIV. It was built in 1672. An impression of this majestic work is in the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
$2,500

Dutch City View
GERBEN ('GERM') DE JONG
Dutch, (1886-1967)
Lithograph, 1916, edition unknown. 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. Signed on the stone with the monogram and signed and dated in pencil. This exquisite study is a fine impression in very good condition. The margins are somewhat narrow but substanial enough. The paper is mildly toned on the front. De Jong's prints are not so common. He was a gifted painter and his work is represented in the Rijksmuseum. We are not yet sure what cathedral is depicted in this print.
$450

Sunlit Landscape
KAREL DE POSSON
Belgian, (1889-1960)
Lithograph, undated (circa 1930), edition unknown but probably rather small. 8 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine impression in fine condition. The margins are wide and probably full. In addition to his printmaking, De Posson was a painter of some note. He studied with F. Mortelmans and J.W. Rosier in Antwerp where he lived.
$400

He Who Returned
VICTOR DELHEZ
Belgian, (1902-1985)
Wood engraving, 1941, small edition. 11 3/4 x 9 in. Signed in pencil and initialed in the block. Inscribed "epreuve d'artiste". A fine impression in fine condition. Full margins (somewhat narrow on the sides). This print was inspired by Baudelaire but not included in Delhez's rendition of "Les Fleurs du Mal."
$850

Sunflowers
HERMAN. B. DIEPERINK
Dutch, (1887-1957)
Lithograph, 1943, small edition; this a proof impression and so inscribed. 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. Signed in pencil. A fine impression in fine condition with full margins. A masterful lithographer, Dieperink specialized in nature studies.
$400

Besneeuwde Heg Rhijnauwen
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, 2004-05, edition 20. 9 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. Signed in pencil. This is a fine, atmospheric impression printed with rich plate tone. The margins are full and the condition is excellent.
$750

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

Behind the Dike at Eemshaven (Achter de Dijk Bij de Eemshaven, Groningen)
CHARLES DONKER
Dutch, (b. 1940)
Etching, circa 2013, subsequent to Rijksmuseum CD, edition 10. 6 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. Signed, numbered and titled in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on white wove paper. The margins are full. The condition is excellent. Eemshaven is a seaport in the province of Groningen in the north of Holland.
$750

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

Haystacks along a Towpath (Hooischelven aan het Jaagpad)
PIETER DUPONT
Dutch, (1870-1911)
Etching, 1895, Dupont 38, edition 100. 8 x 13 in. Signed and numbered in pencil. This is a fine impression printed on a large sheet of cream Japanese paper. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. Dupont's etchings were largely published by E.J. van Wisselingh, Amsterdam, who also published the work of Witsen and Bauer. This fine, early etching shows the Rijksmuseum in the distance at right. Dupont's work is discussed in the recent publication, Holland on Paper in the Age of Art Nouveau, (2014) by Cliff Ackley, pages 168-171.
$1,250

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