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Etching 55x38, in the etching church in the Elandstraat - Joh. D. Scherft 20 March 1946, neatly framed, frame size 75x58
Written in pencil: church at Elandstraat, The Hague no. 9 - Joh. D. Scherf 1946
Scherft, Johannes Daniël ( The Hague 1891 – The Hague 1969). Listed in Pieter Scheen lexicon.
Trained at The Hague drawing institute Bik en Vaandrager.
Pupil of Willem Hendrik Bik.
Johan d. Scherft started an art gallery, where graphics by, among others, J.Ensor, Picasso, P.Citroen and W. Rozendaal were exhibited. The special thing about Johan's company was the good relationship with graphic artists who had their work printed there, such as Dirk van Gelder and Thijs Mauve. In 1943 the company came to an end: the Germans advanced except for the etching press after the entire contents of the printing house. After a stay in Zeist, where he made etchings for much-needed income, he returned to The Hague in 1954 and started plate printing company Scherft, which acquired a large clientele.
Pick up in Beerse (Belgium) is also possible.