Willem Hendrik van der Nat (1864–1929) - Herder met hond en schaap






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Herder met hond en schaap is a 19th‑century impressionist etching from the Netherlands, signed in the bottom right, measuring 40 × 36 cm including the frame.
Description from the seller
This etching depicts a favorite subject of Willem van der Nat: shepherds and animals. The shepherd is at the center, surrounded by his loyal dog and a sheep. While the shepherd and the dog watch the surroundings attentively, the sheep looks directly at the viewer.
Dimensions: 23 cm x 20 cm
Dimensions with frame: 40 cm x 36 cm
The work is signed at the bottom right.
The work is in a neat list.
Willem Hendrik van der Nat (Leiden, 1864–1929) was a versatile artist: painter, draftsman, watercolorist, sculptor, etcher, illustrator, and lithographer. He received his first drawing lessons at a young age and later studied in The Hague and Leiden, where he became friends with artist Floris Verster and art critic H.P. Bremmer.
Initially, Van der Nat worked as an illustrator and lithographer, but around 1900 he fully dedicated himself to painting. His style evolved from the influence of the Hague School to a more expressive, colorful approach, partly inspired by Van Gogh and Millet. He gained fame with his paintings of sheep and goats, often created during his stays in Drenthe, but he also painted still lifes, landscapes, and Spanish scenes.
Van der Nat was a co-founder of the Leiden artists' association De Kunst om De Kunst and is considered part of the core of the so-called Leiden Impressionists—a group of painters distinguished by their loose brushwork and vibrant use of color. They painted in and around the city of Leiden. The movement is related to the Hague School. A biography has been written by Willem L. Baars (not included with artwork purchase). His work is represented in the collections of several museums, such as the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden and the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterloo.
A viewing is of course possible.
Seller's Story
This etching depicts a favorite subject of Willem van der Nat: shepherds and animals. The shepherd is at the center, surrounded by his loyal dog and a sheep. While the shepherd and the dog watch the surroundings attentively, the sheep looks directly at the viewer.
Dimensions: 23 cm x 20 cm
Dimensions with frame: 40 cm x 36 cm
The work is signed at the bottom right.
The work is in a neat list.
Willem Hendrik van der Nat (Leiden, 1864–1929) was a versatile artist: painter, draftsman, watercolorist, sculptor, etcher, illustrator, and lithographer. He received his first drawing lessons at a young age and later studied in The Hague and Leiden, where he became friends with artist Floris Verster and art critic H.P. Bremmer.
Initially, Van der Nat worked as an illustrator and lithographer, but around 1900 he fully dedicated himself to painting. His style evolved from the influence of the Hague School to a more expressive, colorful approach, partly inspired by Van Gogh and Millet. He gained fame with his paintings of sheep and goats, often created during his stays in Drenthe, but he also painted still lifes, landscapes, and Spanish scenes.
Van der Nat was a co-founder of the Leiden artists' association De Kunst om De Kunst and is considered part of the core of the so-called Leiden Impressionists—a group of painters distinguished by their loose brushwork and vibrant use of color. They painted in and around the city of Leiden. The movement is related to the Hague School. A biography has been written by Willem L. Baars (not included with artwork purchase). His work is represented in the collections of several museums, such as the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden and the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterloo.
A viewing is of course possible.
