Schetsmatige figuren

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collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

Ludwig Emil Grimm’s “Schetsmatige figuren” is a delicate etching measuring just 41 by 155 millimeters, created sometime during the artist’s lifetime between 1800 and 1863. The Dutch title, translating to “Sketch-like figures,” suggests a series of loosely rendered human forms captured with the spontaneity of a quick drawing. Despite its miniature scale, the print demonstrates the expressive potential of etching, a technique prized in the nineteenth century for its ability to convey fine, fluid lines that mimic the immediacy of pen or pencil sketches. Etchings like this one allowed artists to ...

About the Artist

Ludwig Emil Grimm · 1790–1863

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