Boom met afgebroken stam
Joannes Bemme
1809 - 1841
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
405; 534
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2760
Art Historical Context
"Tree with Broken Trunk" (*Boom met afgebroken stam a striking lithography by Dutch artist Joannes Bemme captures the dramatic beauty of a shattered tree in a poignant study of nature's resilience. Created between 1809 and 1841, this print exemplifies the Romantic era's fascination with the sublime power of the natural world, where weathered forms evoke both decay and enduring strength. Bemme, an early practitioner of lithography in the Netherlands skillfully rendered the textured bark and fractured limbs with a sensitivity that highlights the medium's revolutionary potential. Lithography, in...