Rolf Weijburg - Hand-signed color etching | 'Iles Kerkennah' | 1993 (FRAMED)

Beautiful, substantial etching by Rolf Weijburg. Signed and dated in pencil by the artist.

Nothing but rain. The bay is one big pastel hue, a strange misty silence full of falling water and not a breath of wind. A speedboat draws a noisy line through the drizzly view. Cormorants sit with their wings spread on small rocky islets. I always thought they sat like that to dry their wings, but in this pouring rain that won't work very well. In Remla, the intersection has become a vast lake. The café on the corner is full of men playing cards. Lots of noise and shouting. Lightning-fast card play, small cups of coffee and tea. Buckets of water come crashing down behind the fogged-up windows. Curtains of rain.

From 1981 to 1998, Rolf Weijburg traveled to all the inhabited island groups and isolated islands surrounding Africa. These journeys resulted in a large series of color etchings that Weijburg began in 1986, in which he captures the diversity of all those pieces of Africa around Africa.



There had to be a major series. A series that could showcase the versatility of Africa, while Africa itself, due to the vast distances, seems so much of the same. Then I thought of Lamu again. That island where present and past lived together, so beautifully compressed, beneath the palm trees.
East Africa in a nutshell, that was essentially it. And I realized that many of the islands surrounding Africa might be concealing something similar: compact pieces of Africa where fragments of history had remained exposed in isolation. Where the smells and sounds and images of all of Africa had washed ashore and barely wiped away. The islands as a magnifying glass for Africa.

The entire piece is in very good condition. The work can be hung on your wall immediately.

Due to the size and fragility of the piece, collection is preferred. You are most welcome in Woudrichem. Possible delivery is subject to consultation.