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Jan Mankes (1889 -1920) - White mice on parchment bookbinding
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ProfessionalGroningen, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since October 2025 • 10 sales
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Jan Mankes (August 15, 1889 Meppel - April 23, 1920 Eerbeek) was the Dutch painter, printmaker, and draftsman who left behind a small and very personal oeuvre.
He painted primarily small, realistic, yet atmospheric paintings. He was married to Anna Zernike, the first female minister in the Netherlands.
After Jan Mankes was diagnosed with tuberculosis, the couple moved to Eerbeek in Gelderland.
When Father Mankes retired in 1909, Jan moved with his parents to De Knijpe near Heerenveen. It was here that the important artworks 'Dead Snipe' (1910), 'Little Owl on a Branch' (1911), and 'Self-Portrait with Owl' (1911) were created. Nature, and especially birds, became a favorite subject.
Mankes always sought his subjects close to home. His patron, the art collector and cigar manufacturer Aloysius Pauwels, sent him special birds so that Mankes could paint these animals.
Jan Mankes' realistic paintings are small in size.
From 1912, when he bought an etching press, he made prints under the influence of the Japanese artist Hokusai.
In addition, Mankes made woodcuts.
He left behind approximately 150 paintings, 100 drawings, and 50 prints.
Type of work: Heliogravure
Signature: Signed in the plate
Framed: Yes
Size: 10 x 20 cm (h x w)
Incl. frame: 20 x 32 cm (h x w)
Condition: In excellent condition
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ConditionExcellentColorsGrey, Gold, CremeMaterialPaperNumber of items1OrientationLandscapeArt sizeSmallHeight20 cmWidth32 cm
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ProfessionalGroningen, NetherlandsOn Whoppah since October 2025 • 10 sales