Street scene with figures

Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, 1944

Groningen printer, artist and resistance fighter Werkman was shot dead by the Nazis shortly before the end of the Second World War. This print is one of the few works in which he depicted the war which would cost him his life. A group of resistance members, depicted here as shadows, has gathered together on the street shortly before the curfew begins in order to have a secret conversation in the twilight.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-2020-124
  • Dimensionsheight 490 mm x width 580 mm
  • Physical characteristicsSjabloon, stempel en inktroller op papier

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Street scene with figures

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-2020-124

  • Description

    De silhouetten van zeven figuren in een straat met huizen.


Creation

  • Creation

    printmaker: Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Groningen (province)

  • Dating

    1944

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    Sjabloon, stempel en inktroller op papier

  • Dimensions

    height 490 mm x width 580 mm


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Knecht-Drenth Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2020-09-16

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