Zittend vrouwelijk naakt, met kousen aan - Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita
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A 1920 lithograph by Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, capturing a seated female figure through expressive tonal contrasts and a textured, monochromatic aesthetic.
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita was a Dutch graphic artist known for his mastery of various printmaking techniques. This lithograph, dated 1920, demonstrates his ability to manipulate light and shadow to create a sense of psychological weight. The figure is seated, rendered with a focus on form rather than anatomical precision. The artist employs a textured, grainy application of ink, which gives the background a dense, atmospheric quality. This contrast between the dark, heavy surroundings and the lighter, illuminated body of the subject creates a silhouette effect that draws the eye to the centre of the composition.
De Mesquita often explored the human form through a lens of stark simplification. In this work, the subject is depicted with stockings, a detail that adds a specific, grounded element to an otherwise abstracted representation. The lines are not defined by sharp contours but rather by the interplay of tonal values. This approach reflects the broader European interest in expressive printmaking during the early twentieth century, where the medium allowed for a directness that painting sometimes lacked. The artist avoids unnecessary detail, choosing instead to focus on the posture and the mood of the sitter. The result is a work that feels both immediate and timeless, capturing a quiet, contemplative moment. As a practitioner of the graphic arts, de Mesquita utilised the limitations of the lithographic stone to his advantage, creating a surface that feels tactile and deliberate. This print offers a clear view into his technical process and his preference for bold, monochromatic compositions that rely on the balance of light and dark to convey presence.
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Zittend vrouwelijk naakt, met kousen aan - 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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