Table with an Open Book by Lamplight
Barbara Elisabeth van Houten (1862 - 1950), c. 1883-1890
etching and pen and ink on paper, 26.2 cm x 17.9 cm
Credits: The Mesdag Collection, The Hague
This intimate etching is part of Van Houten’s series, Lamplights. These are evening studies of the interior of the Mesdags' home, in which Van Houten explored the effect of light in the dark rooms. She experimented with the reflection of lights refracted by mirrors and the effect of different line thicknesses on materials such as paper and parchment. These are domestic scenes, in which her aunt is often depicted reading in the glow of a table lamp.
- Object number
- hwm0799
- Dimensions
- 26.2 cm x 17.9 cm, 23.5 cm x 15.9 cm, 23.5 cm x 15.9 cm
- printmaker
- Barbara Elisabeth van Houten
- Credits
- The Mesdag Collection, The Hague
Knuttel, G., Barbara van Houten, Amsterdam, 1948, p. 53, fig. 51