Roger Raveel (1921-2013) - Het niets, het licht en de dingen

Koperets Roger Raveel - The Nothing, the Light and the Things

This is an original copper etching from the book or portfolio titled 'Het niets, het licht en de dingen' (1991), with dimensions of 33 x 26 cm, and this copy is unsigned and unnumbered. The colophon of the bundle/portfolio (containing 8 engravings) is, however, signed and numbered, but the individual prints are not (colophon not included).

Characteristics:
- Artist: Roger Raveel (Machelen 1921 - Deinze 2013)
- Title: Het niets, het licht en de dingen
- Black-and-white copper etching with green tones from 1991
- Size: 33 x 26 cm
- Limited edition + numbered on 60 copies (see colophon)
- From a recognized art auction
- Beautiful copy in good condition (photos are part of the description)

Attention: portfolio overview (last two photos) are part of the description, but are NOT included with the copper etching. A copy of this portfolio overview can be obtained on request.

The etching collection (consisting of 8 copper etchings) combines black-and-white and color etchings in a series that links the abstract and the figurative. This work concerns a black-and-white copper etching.

Raveel’s work is characterized by the play with light, everyday objects, and more poetic, philosophical themes. These elements align with the title: the “nothing” and the “light” refer to existential and visual contrasts, while the “things” pertain to the material objects and scenes with which he often worked. The 'nothing' can be read as a reference to emptiness or silence; the 'light' as a principle of perception, clarity, or presence; and the 'things' as concrete objects or moments from life — terms that Raveel often places in opposition to each other to show the tension between abstraction and reality.

This work fits within Raveel’s broader vision in which everyday perception and existential questions merge into poetic art.

Editions like these have become collector’s objects and occasionally appear at auctions or in art dealing, sometimes with substantial prices because they are hand-signed and in limited editions.

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