Abstraction in Red and Black
Linoleum cut, 1961, edition unknown. 6 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression with probably the full margins. We have two old hinges showing at the top corners of the sheet and a handling crease in the lower left margin, away from the image. In 1916, he moved with his family to Groningen and joined de Ploeg movement in 1918 when it was founded. He was a constantly innovative artist and he introduced free expression in his art classes in the early 1920s. He admired the prints of Jan Wiegers and later in his career Jordens exhibited in Paris. The Groninger Museum organized a joint exhibition of his work with Jan van der Zee in 1958.
$800

House and Tree
Woodcut, 1955, unknown. 9 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. Signed and dated in ink. This is a fine impression printed on light cream laid paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. In 1916, he moved with his family to Groningen and joined the de Ploeg movement in 1918, when it was founded. He was a constantly innovative artist and he introduced free expression in his art classes in the early 1920s. He admired the prints of Jan Wiegers and later in his career Jordens exhibited in Paris. The Groninger Museum organized a joint exhibition of his work with Jan van der Zee in 1958. It's important to note that early works by Jordens, from the 1920s-1940s, are extremely hard to come by.
$650

Landscape
Drypoint and etching, 1952, small edition. 7 1/4 x 6 in. Signed and dated in pencil. Here we have a fine impression with full margins. The condition is very good other than for a crease in the lower left margin and faint toning to the front of the sheet. This engaging print is consistent with Jordens expressionist style of this period. His later work is more abstract in general and this is especially noted in his paintings.
$500

Modernist Forest Scene
Etching, undated (possibly 1950s), edition unknown. 12 x 6 7/8 in. Signed in pencil. Here we have a fine impression printed with tone with full margins. Fine condition. Jordens produced several of these expressionist landscapes and this is among the largest we have encountered. The editions are small. It's important to note that early works by Jordens, from the 1920s-1940s, are extremely hard to come by. There's a fine publication about the artist published by the Groninger Museum in 2006, "Geen Kunstenaar der Voleinding, Maar des Wordens," which is part of the series published about the de Ploeg artists, this being volume # 8.
$700