{"title":"Theo van Hoytema","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta content=\"uuidqC3gOKKNLCgu\" name=\"uuid\"\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eA Dutch lithographic master of Art Nouveau, Theo van Hoytema (1863–1917) is best known for his delicate, nature-inflected designs—particularly of birds, flowers, and seasonal scenes. Celebrated for his calendar illustrations and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eThe Ugly Duckling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e lithographs, his work remains beloved for its lyrical detail and enduring beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"two-white-egrets","title":"Two White Egrets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwee Zilverreigers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (original Dutch title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLithograph printed in black in on chine-collé.\u003cbr\u003eRef: Rijksmuseum - de Groot 89.  Also reproduced page 92-93 in Cliff Ackley’s catalog \u003cem\u003eHolland on Paper in the Age of Art Nouveau\u003c\/em\u003e, Boston, 2014.\u003cbr\u003eOne of five compositions from the series titled \u003cem\u003eDierstudies\u003c\/em\u003e (Studies of Animals).  It is one of van Hoytema’s most famous and sought-after lithographs.\u003cbr\u003eEdition unknown.\u003cbr\u003eSigned in pencil, though possibly apocryphal.\u003cbr\u003eThe size given is for the chine-colle.\u003cbr\u003eToned on the verso.  Slight toning in the support sheet in the upper margin (visible in the image depicting the sheet).  Both conditions are mild and unobtrusive.  Otherwise in very fine condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"van HOYTEMA, Theo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31942394445866,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/TheoVanHoytema-TweeZilverreigers-TwoSilverEgrets-GroteReiger-GreatHeron-Egrettaalba-detail.jpg?v=1599251216"},{"product_id":"five-angora-rabbits","title":"Five Angora Rabbits","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eVijf Angorakonijnen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e(original Dutch title)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"eop\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eLithograph with embossing on light-gray chine-collé, 1898. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"eop\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eReference: De Groot 86.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"eop\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eEdition unknown. There seems to exist an edition of this print as part of an extremely scarce portfolio titled \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDierenstudies \u003c\/i\u003e(ENG: Animal Studies). These prints are said to have the number 2 in the lower right image corner. We have failed to see this marking. We are therefore unclear whether or not there are indeed two states, and two editions. Either way, the image seems to stay the same.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"scxw199663764\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003eThis impression had remained unsigned at the death of the artist. His friend Richard Roland Holst stamped this impression to acknowledge its authenticity and signed it in pencil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"eop\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eFaint thin scattered foxing mostly in the bottom margin; a few tiny spots in the left chine edge, unobtrusive. A beautiful dark and even impression with the stone’s pressure showing, and the rabbit fur dimensional.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"eop\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\" class=\"paragraph\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis is perhaps the most famous lithograph by the Dutch master of the technique. For this print van Hoytema not only depicted strands of fur in the negative space of the dramatic dark background as well as with scraping tools in the shaded black of the pelts, he actually carved the stone with lines, which create an embossed effect when printed under high pressure on this paper. These colorless and delicate lines can be seen in raking light. This tour de force, along with the charmingly dramatic composition, is what has made this print so famous, reproduced in a number of high-profile books dedicated to Dutch printmaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"eop\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"van HOYTEMA, Theo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40490088136903,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/TheovanHOYTEMA-FiveAngoraRabbits-VijfAngorakonijnen-Lithographdetail.jpg?v=1626550264"},{"product_id":"white-rabbit-with-young","title":"White Rabbit with Young","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWit Konijn met Jongen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (original Dutch title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eColor lithograph on tan wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eReference: De Groot 159.5.\u003cbr\u003eCalendar page for May 1910. Van Hoytema became known for his annual calendars. This composition has a strong Are Nouveau thanks to the marginal flower design, as well as an attractive depiction of rabbits. White rabbits are also depicted in one of the artists’ most famous monochromatic lithographs, in which the artist embossed the hairs by scraping the stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePinholes at the top, as well as transparent tape residue in two spots in the right sheet edge. Still overall in fine condition, with fresh colors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"van HOYTEMA, Theo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42775870636268,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/TheovanHoytema-CalendarPage1910-May-WitKonijnmetJongen-WhiteRabbitwithYoung-detail.jpg?v=1652470026"},{"product_id":"old-crow","title":"Old Crow","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOude Kraai\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (original Dutch title)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eColor lithograph on chine-collé.\u003cbr\u003eReference: De Groot 155.1.\u003cbr\u003eAn artist proof, aside from the edition as part of the 1908 calendar. Van Hoytema became known for these calendar pages, which are generally very attractive, and rather common. According to De Groot from 1905 to 1909, only a handful of such artists’ proofs were printed, and very likely only of a few subjects. As of 1910 such proofs were printed more commonly and in greater numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"van HOYTEMA, Theo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42780705751276,"sku":"","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/TheovanHoytema-OudeKraai-OldCrow-deluxeeditiononchine-colle-detail.jpg?v=1652644943"}],"url":"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/collections\/theo-van-hoytema-3\/format_vertical-rectangle.oembed","provider":"Armstrong Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}