Toscane Rain

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Jan Montyn (Dutch, 1924–2015)
Toscane Rain, 1983
Etching
11 × 16 in.
Edition 11/30

Montyn's work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. Self-taught, he was mentored by Dutch artist Anton Heyboer.

Rain over Tuscany — the landscape dissolving in weather. Montyn lived through the Second World War on the Eastern Front, and the experience marked everything he made. His etchings carry a rawness that comes from working directly on the plate with minimal planning. Small editions, no commercial polish. The line work here is quick and atmospheric — you feel the rain before you see the landscape.