The Downsizing Doula

This very vintage lithograph, titled 'River in Flanders, is numbered 115, and the signature has the word 'after' in front of it, making it a reproduction of the artist. Julien Van Santen (1893–1936) was a Belgian painter and printmaker known for his detailed color etchings, aquatints, and atmospheric European landscapes. He trained under Brussels engraver Jef Codron and famously illustrated a 1929 edition of Émile Verhaeren’s Les Villages Illusoires.Background and CareerLife span: Born in 1893, passed away in 1936.Training: Apprenticed to Brussels engraver Jef Codron.Studio: Operated from 24 rue Godecharle in Brussels between 1926 and 1934.Process: Hand-printed his own complex color plates and aquatints on a hand-press. Frame is in bad shape as is the matting. 30” x 26”.