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Identification and Creation

Object Number
18.1999
People
Herman Stammeshaus, Dutch (Tjalong, Indonesia 1918 - 1985 Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Title
Night in Amsterdam
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Nacht in Amsterdam
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1950
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/193390

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in red, blue, and yellow on off-white wove paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 27.7 x 40 cm (10 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
sheet: 49.8 x 65 cm (19 5/8 x 25 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: yes, lower margin below design edge, graphite, handwritten, signed, in artist's hand: nacht in amsterdam 1/25 Herman Stammeshaus januari 1950
  • stamp: verso, red stamp ink, stamped: herman stammeshaus (estate stamp, according to the dealer from whom the print was purchased)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Loan
Object Number
18.1999
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The woodcut was printed on the reverse of a black and red ink technical drawing (the cross-section of a beam or rail), signed by the artist's father and dated 1928.

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