The Four Net Menders by Robert von Neumann

Print

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

The Four Net Menders by Robert von Neumann

Entry/Object ID

2018.13.21

Description

This is a woodcut of four figures mending a fishing net on shore by Robert Von Neumann. There is a small boat in the background. Note on back of frame identifying menders as Buster Purchase (top left), John Diepenhorst (top right), John Hacklander (lower right), and George Sewers (lower left).

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Woodcut

Collection

Artworks

Cataloged By

Gollannek, Eric 1975-

Acquisition

Accession

2018.13

Source or Donor

Carls, Ken

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

Von Neumann, Robert 1888-1976

Date made

circa 1950

Notes

Technique: Woodcut

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Signed Name: Robert von Neumann Signature Location: Lower right

Lexicon

Search Terms

Graphic Arts, Print, Waterscape, Fishing, Boat, Figure group -- male, Woodcut

Dimensions

Height

22 in

Width

16 in

Dimension Notes

Frame Size: 16" by 22" Image Size: 8.25" by 11"

Location

Shelf

AC bay 12

Room

Art Conservation Room

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Von Neumann, Robert 1888-1976

Person or Organization

Purchase, John Myles "Buster" 1906-1972

Person or Organization

Diepenhorst, John C. "Swish" 1908-2001

Person or Organization

Hacklander, John J. "Jack" 1885-1956

Person or Organization

Sewers, George James 1891-1954

Related Entries

Notes

Related woodcut titled Great Lakes Fisherman in collection of SAAM, Washington DC circa 1950.

Interpretative Labels

Label

From “Keeping an Eye on History” at the OSH 2018 The Four Net Menders, Saugatuck Robert Von Newman Lithograph, no date the story | Commercial fishing was a mainstay of the Saugatuck area economy, hence, maintaining the nets was necessary to its success. This scene from daily village life depicts net menders Buster Purchase (top left), John Diepenshorst (top right), John Hochlander (lower right), and George Sewers (lower left), per inscription on the back. the art | Born in Germany, Robert Von Neumann (1888-1976) studied at the Royal Academy in Berlin. He immigrated to the United States in 1926 and settled in Milwaukee, WI. An award-winning regionalist artist, Von Neumann is most known for painting scenes from the Great Lakes. SDHC Collection, gift of Kenneth R. Carls and James A. Schmiechen Accession number 2018.13.21

Create Date

June 13, 2018

Update Date

April 30, 2025