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The Hague · 1872–1956

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Kleine Oedipus-ets, épreuve d’artiste, door Eugène Rensburg, 1913
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Catalogue register · ER-0004

King Oedipus — small version (Épreuve d’artiste)

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Etching on Japan paper, 1913 — épreuve d’artiste of the small Oedipus version for the Het Tooneel company.

Specifications & provenance

Medium
Etching on imperial Japan paper
Year
1913
Dimensions
sheet 50 × 65 cm; image 27 × 44 cm
Edition
Épreuve d'artiste; edition c. 300; inscribed DEL AD VIV in the plate
Condition
Condition report on request
Provenance
fokas.nl

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Description

Etching on imperial Japan paper, inscribed ‘Épreuve d’artiste’ — the smaller version of the print Rensburg made in 1913 for the open-air production of King Oedipus by Het Tooneel in Park Sonsbeek. Where the large print appeared in an edition of only a few impressions, this version was intended for the circle of company members: the edition ran to some three hundred impressions.

The plate likewise carries the inscription DEL AD VIV — drawn from life. An épreuve d’artiste is an impression outside the numbered edition, traditionally reserved for the artist; the designation on this example underlines the artisanal character of Rensburg’s printing practice, which he conducted in his own studio.

Provenance: documented through the specialist antiquarian Fokas Holthuis, newsletter 976, no. 36 (gallery documentation).

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