Jan Poortenaar — An Artist in the Tropics

London, Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1927. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated volume detailing the artists travels through what was the Dutch East Indies. Jan Christiaan Poortenaar (1886-1958) was a Dutch painter, graphic designed, etcher, author, illustrator and lithographer. He was self-taught, and travelled a great deal with his wife Geertruida van Vladeracken, who was a singer and composer: this volume was written after their travels in Indonesia between 1922 and 1924. With fifty-seven illustrations, including seven in full colour. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally generally smart, some general wear to the boards and fading to the spine. Ownership inscription and doodle to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean bar the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Jan Poortenaar. Very Good Indeed .