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DERKINDEREN, Antonius Johannes ('Antoon'), (1859-1935). 2 original drawings in ink for 'De Gijsbrecht van Aemstel'. (c. 1893). 190 x 280 mm. & 130 x 255 mm. First drawing monogrammed "dk". Both tipped on a cardboard plate. (Sl. age-toned).
Two highly detailed ink drawings in Art Nouveau-style by the renowned Dutch artist Antoon Derkinderen, created for the monumental illustrated edition of Joost van den Vondel's Gijsbrecht van Aemstel. This edition, published by Erven Bohn between 1893 and 1901, is considered a landmark of Dutch book art. The first drawing was used as frontispiece, the second as a vignet for the short summary ('Kort begryp').€ 400
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