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Rijksmuseum acquires prints with relief by Harry van Kuyk
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has acquired 11 white prints with relief by Harry van Kuyk for the Rijksmuseum Print Collection. The museum thus accepted a donation from the artist's studio estate, managed by his widow Marie-Antoinette Minis.
The prints cover Van Kuyk's entire development: from his rare earliest small prints with relief (1969) to his very last type design Re-Genesis (2007). The overview is an important step in filling the gap in modern graphics with relief, still present in many museum collections. The donation contributes to a new perspective on the groundbreaking graphic artists in international printmaking.
On July 2, 2024, Marian Cousijn, Curator of 20th and 21st Century Prints and Drawings, gratefully accepted the prints she had previously selected. This with the full consent of the museum staff and under the approving eye of the Harry van Kuyk Foundation.
Harry van Kuyk, untitled (print with relief, valley parabola in rectangle), 1969, edition 5, 17.5 x 13 cm, authorized by heirs (cat. no. 20 in White on white. And black.)
Harry van Kuyk, untitled (print with relief, 'diaphragm'; square, rotated ten times and reduced to the center), 1974, edition 20, 24 x 24 cm, signed, numbered (cat. no. 85 in White on white. And black.)
Marie-Antoinette Minis (in type dress) and Marian Cousijn: transfer of Harry van Kuyk’s prints in the depot of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam July 2, 2024
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