Harris Schrank Fine Prints

Jan van de Velde (1593-1641), Cascade,  etching, 1616. References:  Hollstein 264,  first state (of 2),  Francken and Van der Kellen 303, third state (of four).  Plate number 9 from the series Landscapes: Third Part. In generally good condition apart from light stain over left half of image, printed on old laid paper with an elaborate shield watermark, with margins, 4 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches, the sheet 5 1/8 x 8 1/4 inches. A very good impression. A cascade flows down the hillside and under a bridge at the left; at the right a covered wagon rolls around a bend […]

Jan van de Velde (1593-1641), Skaters, etching, c. 1616. References:  Hollstein 238, second state (of 3),  Francken and Van der Kellen322, third state (of four). In good condition, affixed to a card at top by two spots of glue, trimmed on or just inside of the borderline, minor toning, 4 3/4 x 7 7/16 inches. A very good strong impression. An exceedingly well-dressed foursome, men in top hats, women in long coats, converse bottom right; another well dressed man attends a woman’s skates bottom center. The magnificent bare trees serve as a lush backdrop.

Jan van de Velde (1593-1641), Frontispiece, from Landscapes, Third Part (1616),  Reference:  Francken and Van der Kellen 295, Hollstein 256, second state (of 4). In good condition, with full margins (browning toward margin edges), printed on a laid paper with a jug (?) watermark.  4 3/4 x 7 1/2, the sheet 7 1/4 x 10 inches. A very good impression. With the address of Claes Visscher, date (1616), and the artist’s name in elaborate seal at the top center.  A peaceful scene, made at about the time of Rembrandt’s birth; it has of course been conjectured that this and like […]

Jan van de Velde (1593-1641), Marche aux Legumes, etching, c. 1614.  References:  Francken and Van der Kellen 283, fourth state (of 4). The frontispiece from Soixante Paysages, the second part of the series.  In very good condition, overall toning, with small margins, 7 5/8 x 4 3/16 inches. Printed on a yellowish laid paper, with a Pro Patria watermark. Provenance: Succession Grendolf #1444, with the stamp recto (not in Lugt). Christie’s New York, Old Master and Modern Prints, 11/16/1982 A very good impression. In a discussion of Van de Velde’s depiction of his Pancake Woman (Clifford Ackley, Printmaking in the […]

Jan van de Velde (1593-1641), Shrove Tuesday (also, Carnival), engraving, c. 1630, after Pieter Molyn (1595-1661). References: Hollstein 150, Francken and Van der Kellen 67, third state (of 3). In generally good condition but pricked as if for transfer (visible verso), slight staining generall not affecting image, with small margins, trimmed outside of the plate mark. 9 x 6 3/4 inches. Inscription Content: Lettered in lower margin, with production details and two lines of Latin: “Ludere sic … / … venter eget.” and “J. V. Velde scul. / P. de Molyn inve.”. A fine impression. After about 1622 Jan van […]