Set of 11 photogravures after the Hague School – wabi-sabi prints, 1907–1912

Set of 11 photogravures after the Hague School – wabi-sabi prints, 1907–1912

An atmospheric set of eleven old prints in warm sepia: photogravures after paintings by the Hague School and their contemporaries, issued as premium plates by the Vereeniging tot bevordering van beeldende kunsten between 1907 and 1912 and printed by Roeloffzen-Hübner en van Santen in Amsterdam (as stated in the margin of each sheet). So these are not original etchings but period reproductions: more than a hundred years old, with the spots, toning and signs of age that come with that.

The eleven images:
1. Jozef Israëls – Along fields and roads (Langs velden en wegen)
2. Jozef Israëls – Shepherd (Schaapherder)
3. J. Maris – Feeding the chickens (Kippetjes voeren)
4. Jozef Israëls – Shell fisherman (Schelpenvisscher)
5. Jozef Israëls – Refreshment (Verkwikking)
6. H. van Hove – Fish market (Vischmarkt)
7. J.B. Jongkind – Etretat
8. K. Karsen – Danube (Donau)
9. G. Poggenbeek – Ducks (Eenden)
10. Ch. Rochussen – Countess Petronella in Egmond Abbey
11. W. Maris – Meadow with cows (Weide met koeien)

Why we chose this piece

Precisely because of their imperfection, these prints have something new posters never get: wabi-sabi, the beauty of the imperfect and the transient. Toned paper, foxing, a tide line: it is all part of their story. The quiet farmers, fishermen and shepherds of Israëls and the Maris brothers instantly bring calm and atmosphere to a room.

Style and interior

Beautiful in a wabi-sabi, japandi, rustic or brocante interior: propped loosely on a shelf or mantelpiece, clipped to the wall, or together as a gallery wall in simple wooden frames. Also lovely in a reading corner, hallway or stairwell.

Dimensions: each sheet approx. 40 × 30 cm
Quantity: 11 loose sheets (unframed)
Technique: photogravure (photomechanical reproduction) in sepia on paper
Publisher: Vereeniging tot bevordering van beeldende kunsten; photogravure and printing by Roeloffzen-Hübner en van Santen, Amsterdam
Period: 1907–1912
Origin: the Netherlands
Condition: used, with clear signs of age that are part of the wabi-sabi character. Foxing and toning of the paper on almost all sheets, strongest on Fish market, Ducks, Etretat and Countess Petronella. Meadow with cows has a large tide line across the sky of the image. Shell fisherman has a fold line and a stain at the upper left of the image. Otherwise some small creases, edge damage and some soiling in the margins here and there. A mount would hide most of the spots in the margins. The set is only sold as a whole.

Price:
€ 40 (voor de hele set van 11)

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