Nightjar with Camouflage Background (Nachtzwaluw met achtergrond camouflage)
Charles Donker Dutch
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Charles Donker is one of the foremost contemporary Dutch printmakers. He was a member of a group called De Luis (The Louse), a group of graphic artists who in the 60s made works in a surrealist or heightened realist idiom. He has long been fascinated by the natural world. He is well-known for his muted etchings that depict nature and everyday objects. His direct and honest rendering of detail lends a surreal note to many of his works. Birds, live and dead, are a subject to which Donker often returns in his work. Here he depicts a nightjar that blends in with the earth, leaves, and twigs around it.
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