Frans Everbag
Meticulous Amsterdam cityscapes and muted aquatints
Frans Everbag was a prolific printmaker and painter. Much of his work can be found in collections, private and public, for sale with art dealers and at auction. Yet preciously little is known about him. He lived and worked in Amsterdam for most of his life. This is clear from the many city views he created, depicting the Dutch capital’s canals, stepped-gable homes, or barges. He also must have been somewhat of a reculse. Aside from cityscapes, his preferred subjects were still lives: flowers, plants, vases, birds and small animals. He seems to have lived from his art through regular exhibitions. Yet, to this day, little more is known about him. Everbag was a particularly meticulous draftsman and his prints are very finely composed. His sinuous lines are elegant, and his colors are generally muted. He liked using aquatint to color his works and did so with very fine grains, which lend these compositions a quality akin to watercolor.
Artworks by this artist
- Spaarvarken en spaarbankboekje 1915
- Tulpen in een kan 1887
- Stilleven met schenkkan en boeken 1914
- Witte en rode radijs in een schotel 1887
- Uil zittend op een boek 1887
- Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam 1887
- Vier muizen bij een kandelaar 1887
- Winde in een kan van aardewerk 1896
- Bagijnhofje 1887
- Prinsengracht 1940
- Twee ruskonijnen 1887
- Vrolijke drinker 1887
- IJsvogel op een tak in een weidelandschap 1887
- Montelbaanstoren in Amsterdam 1903