Hendrik Nicolaas WerkmanDutch, 1882–1945Compositie
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Compositie” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
This abstract composition is one of the earliest prints by the Groningen printer Hendrik Werkman. For his druksels (‘printsels’), as he called them, he used typesetting material from his workshop and cut-out templates. By stamping these in different colours and combinations, he created works with a highly personal and unique character. During the Second World War, Werkman used his printed matter as a form of spiritual resistance against the occupying forces, paying for it with his life.
Rijksmuseum
Details
- Accession number
- RP-P-2013-18
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
