Woodland with a Pond and Swans
Jan Toorop
1897
Medium
Drypoint on cream vellum paper
Dimensions
Plate: 15.8 × 20.1 cm (6 1/4 × 7 15/16 in.); Sheet: 23.2 × 29.4 cm (9 3/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
Classification
drypoint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
181353
About the Artist
Jan Toorop
Johannes Theodorus 'Jan' Toorop (1858–1928) was one of the most influential Dutch artists at the turn of the twentieth century, whose distinctive Symbolist style and flowing Art Nouveau lines left an indelible mark on European art. Born on December 20, 1858, in Purworejo on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia), Toorop brought a unique synthesis of Eastern and Western...