Raaf op berkenboom
Jan Mankes
in or after 1920
Medium
transparant paper
Dimensions
220; 285
About this artwork
Aankoop uit het F.G. Waller-Fonds
About the Artist
Jan Mankes · 1889–1920
Jan Mankes (1889–1920) was a Dutch painter and printmaker whose brief but remarkably productive career was cut short by tuberculosis at age thirty. Born on August 15, 1889, Mankes produced approximately 200 paintings, 100 drawings, and 50 prints before his death on April 23, 1920, creating a body of work characterized by restrained observation, meticulous detail, and quiet spiritual intensity. Wo...