The Maid - SAMUEL JESSURUN DE MESQUITA

Medium: woodcuts

SAMUEL JESSURUN DE MESQUITA
Dutch, (1868-1944)

Woodcuts , 1932, van Es H 163, edition 10 for each (states i/III and ii/III). 18 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. Both prints are signed, dated and numbered in pencil. These are fine impressions printed on thin Japanese paper. The margins are wide and the condition is fine for both prints. For the second state, which shows the maid looking to the right, a small block was added to the printing as he needed a new printing surface to make the change. From about her shoulders up, the cutting is different notably in the jagged lines on each side of her head. These jagged lines are the same in the image from about her shoulders down to the bottom. There's a third state impression listed in the van Es catalogue which shows some subtle changes in her hair and in other places. Each state was printed in an edition of ten. There are only eight cited impressions in the catalogue: Three of the first state, four of the second and one of the third state. These two prints are exceedingly rare and make a fabulous pair. Mesquita was MC Escher's teacher and his work highly sought after. We've been dealing in his prints since the 1980s.      SOLD

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