De Architect
Lithograph printed in colors, 1913, Edition Unknown. 17 x 12 1/2 in. Initialed on the stone. A fine impression in exceptionally fine condition. The gold printing is well preserved. This is the cover page for this publication which was created by the Dutch architect association known as Architectura et Amicitia. This fine example epitomizes the progressive graphic design which flourished in the Netherlands around 1900-1930. Applied arts and artists were a prominent part of the association as reflected here in the stunning work of Roland Holst. This impression is from the collection of Frans Leidelmeijer, Amsterdam.
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Two Huizen Women by a Pond (Huizer Meisjes bij een Vijver)
Lithograph printed on gray paper, 1895, edition unknown. 10 1/2 x 8 in. Signed and dated on the stone. This is a fine impression and the margins are full. The condition is fine apart from two old hinges at the top corners and a very faint suggestion of toning within an earlier mat opening. This impression is as published in the Portefeuille der Nederlandsche Etsclub, 1895. Roland Holst was a skilled lithographer and counted among his friends William Morris, Charles Shannon, and Charles Ricketts; all from his time spent in London. The Etching Club of Holland was founded in 1885. (The scene is the small village called Huizen, near Blaricum in Holland.) This fine work is illustrated and discussed in Cliff Ackley's book, Holland on Paper in the age of Art Nouveau (2014), pp. 114-115.
$1,300

Wendingen Mask Number (Wendingen Maskernummer)
Lithograph printed in colors, 1920, Le Coultre 3-6/7; edition unknown. 12 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. Initialed on the stone on the right. Dated on the stone on the left. This is a fine impression on light brown paper with probably the full margins. The condition is fine apart from minor soft rippling here and there. This is a rare proof impression printed as a cover for some copies of this issue of Wendingen. According to Le Coultre, "...also exists with a cover printed on a smooth surface brown paper, probably on a hand press by Roland Holst himself. This was pasted over the existing cover and sometimes over the raffia binding as well." See page 100-101 of Wendingen: A Journal for the Arts 1918-32 (2001), by Martijn F. Le Coultre et al. The theme of this issue is quite simply, masks.
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