Jan Sirks - Furnessterrein Maashaven Rotterdam 152-JS - Sold

Impressive etching with historical harbour view by Jan Sirks from the Collection <Rijnmond Toen> no. 152-JS-184-ZH.
The etching shows a view of the former Furness site at the Maashaven, Rotterdam, well before the Second World War; the time when the port of Rotterdam was still in the city.

A "Must have" for those of us who know the port of Rotterdam.
The etching is in excellent condition.
Annotation l in pencil: "Furnessterrein Maashaven Rotterdam"
Hand signed in pencil
Monogram in the print lo
The etching is offered loose-leaf.

Dimensions sheet 397 x 550 mm
Image 375 x 535 mm


Jan Sirks (Rotterdam, 23 February 1885 – Zeist, 11 March 1938) was a Dutch graphic artist, who devoted himself to painting, watercolouring, drawing and etching the ports of Rotterdam, animals, cityscapes and landscapes in a romantic realistic style. Sirks was co-founder of the Rotterdam artist group “De Branding”.
In 2004 a biography and overview of his work was published (ISBN 906 216 640 7 – NUR 642/646). There is also a website dedicated to him, thanks to his wife, daughter and granddaughter Yosay Briels, who also wrote an English biography about him “The Dutch Artist and His Muse”. (ISBN 978-1545151792)
There is no certainty about the size of his work. The numbers vary from 200 etchings to over 300 works.
The website and Facebook page of Rijnmond Toen feature some 65 etchings by Jan Sirks that belong or have belonged to the collection, including the etching that is now on offer.