Etching/heliogravure of an Amsterdam gable ‘Anno 1648’ – signed D.F. Eberhardt, c. 1920–1935

Amsterdam façade ‘Anno 1648’ – print signed D.F. Eberhardt

An atmospheric print in sepia-brown ink of an old Amsterdam façade with the gable stones ‘Anno 1648’, a stoop with steps, shutters, net curtains and a climbing plant in front of the windows. Signed ‘D.F. Eberhardt’ in pencil below the image and titled ‘Amsterdam’. Dirk Ferdinand Eberhardt (1886–1978) was a well-known Amsterdam amateur photographer who recorded many old townscapes in the 1920s–1930s; his collection is held by the Amsterdam City Archives. A plate mark is pressed into the paper around the image: it is therefore an intaglio print from a metal plate. Given the fine tonal quality and Eberhardt’s background as a photographer, it is an etching or a heliogravure (photogravure); in any case it is not a lithograph or ordinary offset print.

Why we chose this piece

A quiet, poetic portrait of an Amsterdam house, in the spirit of ‘Romantic Amsterdam’. The hand-signed pencil signature makes it a personal sheet.

Style and interior

Suits a Dutch, classic or canal-house interior and lovers of Amsterdam.

Dimensions: 23.7 × 32.5 cm
Maker: D.F. (Dirk Ferdinand) Eberhardt (1886–1978), signed in pencil
Technique: intaglio print in sepia with plate mark, etching or heliogravure
Period: 1920–1935
Origin: Amsterdam
Condition: Moderate to fair. The image is good, but the paper has yellowed and the margins are torn in several places along the left and right edges; the upper right corner is torn and folded over (photos 1 and 2). Framing with a mount largely resolves this.

Price:
€ 35

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