The Four Net Menders by Robert von Neumann
2018.13.21
PaperWoodcut
Artworks
Gollannek, Eric 1975-
von Neumann, Robert
circa 1950
Technique: Woodcut
Signed Name: Robert von Neumann Signature Location: Lower right
Graphic ArtsPrintWaterscapeFishingBoatFigure group -- maleWoodcut
22 in
16 in
Frame Size: 16" by 22" Image Size: 8.25" by 11"
AC bay 12
Art Conservation Room
Excellent
von Neumann, Robert
Purchase, John Myles "Buster" 1906-1972
Diepenhorst, John C. "Swish" 1908-2001
Hacklander, John J. "Jack" 1885-1956
Sewers, George James 1891-1954
Related woodcut titled Great Lakes Fisherman in collection of SAAM, Washington DC circa 1950.
From “Keeping an Eye on History” at the OSH 2018 The Four Net Menders, Saugatuck Robert Von Newman Lithograph, no date the story | Commercial fishing was a mainstay of the Saugatuck area economy, hence, maintaining the nets was necessary to its success. This scene from daily village life depicts net menders Buster Purchase (top left), John Diepenshorst (top right), John Hochlander (lower right), and George Sewers (lower left), per inscription on the back. the art | Born in Germany, Robert Von Neumann (1888-1976) studied at the Royal Academy in Berlin. He immigrated to the United States in 1926 and settled in Milwaukee, WI. An award-winning regionalist artist, Von Neumann is most known for painting scenes from the Great Lakes. SDHC Collection, gift of Kenneth R. Carls and James A. Schmiechen Accession number 2018.13.21
06/13/2018
09/02/2024