Jan Sirks - Rotterdam 1921 "The Rijnhaven at Eersteling building" 174-JS - Sold

Very interesting etching with historical harbour view by Jan Sirks from the Collection <Rijnmond Toen> no. 174-JS-050-ZH.
The etching shows a view of the former stevedoring company, located in the Eersteling building on the Rijnhaven, Rotterdam around 1920; the time when the port of Rotterdam was still in the city.
A "Must have" for the connoisseurs and enthusiasts among us of the port of Rotterdam.
The etching is in excellent condition.

A nnotation
lo in pencil: "Rotterdam 1921" and in the margin lo also in pencil "The Rijnhaven at the Eersteling building"
Hand signed in pencil
The etching is offered loose-leaf.


Dimensions:
sheet 505 x 375 mm
Image 420 x 315 mm

Bio
Jan Sirks (Rotterdam, 23 February 1885 – Zeist, 11 March 1938) was a Dutch graphic artist, who devoted himself to painting, watercolouring, drawing and etching the ports of Rotterdam, animals, cityscapes and landscapes in a romantic realistic style. Sirks was co-founder of the Rotterdam artist group “De Branding”.
In 2004 a biography and overview of his work was published (ISBN 906 216 640 7 – NUR 642/646). There is also a website dedicated to him, thanks to his wife, daughter and granddaughter Yosay Briels, who also wrote an English biography about him “The Dutch Artist and His Muse”. (ISBN 978-1545151792)
There is no certainty about the size of his work. The numbers vary from 200 etchings to over 300 works.
The website and Facebook page of Rijnmond Toen feature some 65 etchings by Jan Sirks that belong or have belonged to the collection, including the etching that is now on offer.