Barasingha Hert - Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita
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Description
A serene 1916 lithograph by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, featuring a Barasingha deer framed by symmetrical trees in a refined, graphic style.
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita was a Dutch graphic artist known for his precise, often stylised depictions of animals and his mastery of various printmaking techniques. This work, dated 1916, features a Barasingha, or swamp deer, resting in a serene, enclosed environment. The composition is defined by a deliberate symmetry, with two vertical tree trunks framing the animal, which sits centrally in the foreground.
De Mesquita employs a refined use of graphite-like shading to create texture on the deer's coat and the surrounding grass. The foliage of the trees is rendered with a repetitive, rhythmic quality, reflecting the artist's interest in decorative patterns. The deer itself is captured in a moment of stillness, its head turned in profile, exhibiting the calm observation characteristic of de Mesquita's zoological studies.
The artist's approach here avoids excessive realism in favour of a balanced, graphic clarity. By simplifying the forms of the trees and the ground, he draws attention to the silhouette of the animal. The muted colour palette, typical of his lithographic work, emphasises the tonal variations achieved through careful hatching and shading. This piece demonstrates his ability to combine natural observation with a structured, almost architectural sense of design.
De Mesquita's work often bridges the gap between the natural world and the decorative arts. His influence on later generations of Dutch artists, including M.C. Escher, is well-documented, particularly regarding his technical rigour and his fascination with the geometry of nature. This print provides a clear example of his aesthetic, where the subject is treated with both respect for its biological form and an eye for the potential of the printed line.
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Barasingha Hert - Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita
Artist Biography
Samuel Jessurun De Mesquita
He was born in Amsterdam in 1868, of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin. He trained there and was appointed teacher at the School of Architecture and Decorative Arts in Haarlem in 1902, where he remained until 1926. Escher was his most famous student; it was De Mesquita who convinced the young Escher to abandon architecture for graphic arts, a decision that changed twentieth-century visual culture.
De Mesquita produced over four hundred prints, including woodcuts, wood engravings, etchings and lithographs, plus drawings and textile designs. His animal and bird woodcuts, with their stark black-and-white stylisation influenced by Japanese ukiyo-e, are among his most distinctive work. He was not religiously observant despite his Sephardic community background. His wife Elisabeth was gassed alongside him at Auschwitz; their son Jaap perished at Theresienstadt a month later. He died at Auschwitz, around 11 February 1944, at seventy-five.
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