Aart van Dobbenburgh - Korenschoven 21/25 - Sold

Beautiful lithograph by Van Dobbenburgh from 1933. Framed with acid-free materials. Black wooden frame with passe-partout. The lithograph is in excellent condition. Hand signed and also with monogram in the print. Handwritten title. Image size: 21 x 28 cm. Sheet size: 27 x 34 cm.
Aart van Dobbenburgh (Amsterdam, September 30, 1899 – Haarlem, July 3, 1988) was a Dutch artist and graphic artist. Van Dobbenburgh became known for his lithographs. He drew various subjects, such as flowers, portraits, landscapes, but the human hands were his favourite.
His total lithographic oeuvre is estimated to comprise approximately 800 works. He also made a number of woodcuts and watercolors. Nationally known are the lithographs of mother Queen Emma (1936), his cousin Dr Willem Drees (1949), Henriette Roland Holst (1949) and the then Queen Juliana (1961). Van Dobbenburgh illustrated works by the Russian writers Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, among others. In 1949 Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' appeared with lithographs of the main characters by Van Dobbenburgh. He also drew 'Katoesja' and 'Maria' from Tolstoy's Resurrection and Anna Karenina after the novels of the same name. Work by Van Dobbenburgh is represented in the Rijksprentenkabinet in Amsterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Jeroen Boschhuis in 's-Hertogenbosch, Gemeentemuseum The Hague, Nederlands Steendrukmuseum in Valkenswaard, Teylers Museum in Haarlem, Museu de Ovar in Portugal and in private collections. all over the world.