Twee planten en een kikker
Medium
etching
Dimensions
101; 85
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Twee planten en eenker (Two Plants and a Frog)** Created in 1848 by Dutch artist Martinus Antonius Ktenbrouwer jr., intimate etching captures the quiet beauty of nature through two plants and a frog. Measuring just 101 mm high by 85 mm wide, its miniature scale invites close inspection, evoking the meticulous tradition of 19th-century natural history studies in the Netherlands. During this era, artists often documented flora and fauna with scientific precision, blending artistic skill with emerging botanical interests fueled by exploration and classification. Etching, an intaglio printma...