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A Crab, Jan van Huysum
Jan van Huysum
A Crab
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Jan van Huysum

A Crab

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183 x 294 mm
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Watercolour and graphite, partially gone over with a brush and yellow and brown gum (arabic?)
Inventory Number
824
Object Number
824 Z
Status
Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

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This watercolour excels in its realistic portrayal of the crab, having captured and depicted its shell in great detail down to the last pockmark. Like many of his contemporaries, Jan van Huysum, who was primarily famous for his still lifes with flowers and fruits, was fascinated by the precise observation of nature and the accurate, lifelike representation of his subjects.

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02.12.2024