Jan Sirks - Delft 106-JS - Sold

Etching by Jan Sirks (1885-1938) of a canal view in Delft.
The etching is included in the collection "Rijnmond Toen"
The etching is in excellent condition.

Annotation l in pencil: "Delft"
Hand signed in pencil
Monogram in the print lo
The etching is offered loose-leaf.

Dimensions
sheet 309 x 242 mm
Image 186 x 135 mm

Jan Sirks (Rotterdam, 23 February 1885 – Zeist, 11 March 1938) was a Dutch graphic artist, who devoted himself to painting, watercolouring, drawing and etching the ports of Rotterdam, animals, cityscapes and landscapes in a romantic realistic style. Sirks was co-founder of the Rotterdam artist group “De Branding”.
In 2004 a biography and overview of his work was published (ISBN 906 216 640 7 – NUR 642/646). There is also a website dedicated to him, thanks to his wife, daughter and granddaughter Yosay Briels, who also wrote an English biography about him “The Dutch Artist and His Muse”. (ISBN 978-1545151792)
There is no certainty about the size of his work. The numbers vary from 200 etchings to over 300 works.
The website and Facebook page of Rijnmond Toen feature some 65 etchings by Jan Sirks that belong or have belonged to the collection, including the etching that is now on offer.