Reinder Homan - hand-signed etching/aquatint | 'Afternoon in Bunne' | 2009

For the connoisseur and collector of high-quality Dutch graphic art, we offer here an absolute masterpiece by the renowned etcher Reinder Homan (1950).


Homan, trained at the Academie Minerva in Groningen and the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, stands alone when it comes to capturing the poetry of nature. This magnificent, very broad panoramic work is the ultimate proof of that. Masterful contrasts and stillness What immediately stands out about this monumental etching/aquatint is the bold interplay between light and dark. Here, Homan depicts a winter landscape of trees in which the deep, velvety black shadows of the trees stretch across a pristine white blanket of snow. The vastness of the composition enhances the sense of serene tranquility and absolute stillness. Every minute detail – from the texture of the tree forks in the foreground to the gossamer-fine, almost misty row of trees and farmhouse in the distant background – testifies to unparalleled technical mastery.

Works in this specific, elongated panoramic format are among the most sought-after and impressive pieces in Homan's oeuvre, because they convey the vastness of the Northern Dutch landscape so perfectly.

Reinder Homan is considered one of the most important Northern realists. In 1990, he won the prestigious Dutch Printmaking Prize. His refined etchings are included in prominent museum collections, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.


The whole is in neat condition and is signed, dated, and numbered in pencil by the artist.