Henri van der Stok — Sterrenbeeld waterman [Zodiac sign Aquarius] | Art Deco Woodcut Print

A bare-chested figure stands facing forward, head bowed, against a black night sky scattered with stars and a pale round moon. He tilts a large checkered vessel, slung diagonally across his body on a strap, and fine vertical lines of water stream from it into a wavy horizon at his feet. Stylised fern-like plants and small flowers grow from grassy mounds on either side. A decorative lettered band across the base names the zodiac sign, with its astrological glyph at the right.

Henri van der Stok (1870–1946) turned to art after fourteen years as a Dutch naval officer. Largely self-taught apart from lessons with Philippe Zilcken and Willem van Konijnenburg, he worked in The Hague as a painter, sculptor, stained-glass designer and printmaker, making etchings, engravings, lithographs and woodcuts. He won a silver medal for his woodcuts in Utrecht and exhibited at the 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs. His prints are held by the Rijksmuseum, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Printed as a museum-grade giclée on Hahnemühle fine art paper using 12-ink archival pigment printing. Available handframed in FSC-certified wood with optional float glass, or unframed. Ships worldwide with free delivery to 30+ countries.