Bloemen in Koperen Vijzel (Flowers in a brass vase) by Barbara Elisabeth van Houten
Bloemen in Koperen Vijzel (Flowers in a brass vase)
Barbara Elisabeth van Houten
Title
Bloemen in Koperen Vijzel (Flowers in a brass vase)
Artist
Barbara Elisabeth van Houten
1863 - 1950 (biography)Year
1889
Technique
etching
Image Size
11 9/16 x 7 7/8" platemark
Signature
initialled in plate, lower left
Edition Size
not stated
Annotations
Reference
Dutch Etching Club publication of 1889, No. 4.
Paper
antique-white laid
State
published
Publisher
Dutch Etching Club
Inventory ID
20598
Price
SOLD
Description
Dutch printmaker Barbera Van Houten was a member of the Dutch Etching Club in 1880 and participated in their exhibitions in Holland. This expressive etching was published by the Dutch Etching Club in 1889 and was print number 4 in the portfolio of that year. As was common at the time the print is initialled in the lower left corner and not pencil signed.
She uses cross-hatching which is bitten deeply in order to achieve the intense black. This print is far from "pretty" and if the viewer takes the time to adjust the details and structure of the composition begin to appear out of the blackness.