Nieuwjaar (New Year)

1894

Theodoor van Hoijtema

Associated Names
Theodoor van Hoijtema

Artist, Dutch, 1863 - 1917

This is a drawing of peacocks in a natural setting. The drawing includes several peacocks, with one displaying its tail feathers. The feathers have eye patterns typical of peacocks, with detailed cross-hatching for texture. In the foreground, other peacocks are surrounded by a decorative border. The black and white contrast emphasizes the intricate details of the feathers and the ornate elements of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph printed in black on buff wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Nancy Jane and Alan Shestack

  • Dimensions

    image: 40.5 × 20.2 cm (15 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.6 × 30.4 cm (19 1/8 × 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.155.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rijksprentenkabinet 1977, no. 49

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alan Shestack, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum. De grafiek van Theo van Hoytema. Amsterdam, 1977: no. 49.

Inscriptions

lower right in stone: TM [monogram] 94; lower right below image, in graphite: No. [o underlined] 49 / Th van Hoytema [underlined]

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