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Etching by the Dutch artist Gradus Verhaaf.
GRADUS VERHAAF (1932-2017)
Gradus was born in Amsterdam where he attended the Rietveld Academy. Gradus is a gifted
An artist who transports us to a dreamlike world. He began his artistic career creating figurative work. He gradually abandoned this "because the realistic image captured attention and left too little space for the story."
In addition to his beautiful monumental paintings, he has a distinct preference for
drawing. His extensive collection of graphics testifies to this. Gradus paints and draws the ephemeral and the lasting without judgment. All his work contains something of the everyday that
he meets and saves on his long journeys.
It is a special challenge to carry the breath of Gradus through time.
Dimensions of etching 20 cm x 25 cm.
Frame size 50 cm x 65 cm.
Title etching: a sea voyage
Numbered: 1/10
Purchased by previous owner through the Bonnefantenmuseum art rental service (label on the back of the frame)
Date: October 1979
No.: 455 / 3386 - 3
Price: f 285,--
The etching is framed in a sleek aluminum frame. It is in very good condition.
Necessary: the passepartout needs to be replaced, some cleaning of the frame.
To keep the selling price as low as possible and avoid additional costs, as the framing method is very personal, it was decided to sell the artwork in its current condition.
This artist is listed in the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History.