Martin van Waning - ets:.

Etching by Martin van Waning. Dimensions sheet: H23 x w27cm. Dimensions representation: H9 x w15 cm. The work is signed in pencil by the artist at the bottom right. The authenticity of the work offered is fully guaranteed. A certificate of authenticity can be emailed upon request.

Upon purchase, the work can be picked up in 's-Gravenzande (near The Hague (Scheveningen), Rotterdam and Delft and 5 minutes from the beach). The period for collection, with advance payment, is very generous, in other words, the buyer can collect the work weeks or even months later and, if possible, combine it with a visit to one of the above-mentioned cities or the beach. The work can also be shipped. Our shipping days are Tuesday and Thursday.

Gijsbertus Martinus Wilhelmus Franciscus (Martin) van Waning (The Hague, September 4, 1889, Dokkum, July 7, 1972) was a Dutch sculptor and painter.

Van Waning was a son of Gijsbertus Martin van Waning and Maria Cornelia Johanna Trijssenaar. His father was a referendary at the Council of State and was an amateur watercolour painter; his uncle Kees van Waning also painted. Van Waning studied mechanical engineering in Delft, but devoted himself entirely to painting after completing his studies. He took lessons from artists such as Charles Dankmeijer, Jan van Rhijnen and Willem de Zwart and later moved to the art centre in Wiesbaden. In Germany he met the Russian Grand Duke Orlov and became his private secretary. Together with Orlov he travelled through France, Italy, Spain and North Africa, among other places. In 1917 Van Waning settled in the Netherlands again and lived first in The Hague and from 1925 on the Veluwe.

In 1937 he moved to the Wadden island of Schiermonnikoog, where he established his studio in the former maritime school. During the Second World War the studio was bombed and a large part of his work destroyed.

The influence of the Hague School is noticeable in Van Waning's paintings. He painted waterscapes and landscapes, among other things. In addition to painting, Van Waning was active as a sculptor, graphic artist and medallist. Van Waning was married (and divorced) three times. He left behind three sons and a daughter.