Quotes by Kristin Spangenberg

“Were encouraging people to really look close.”

“We had to do some fast talking to get it.”

“He continues to make prints until 1665. So he is simultaneously painting, drawing and making prints.”

“Unlike a painting or a drawing, a print can be in multiple impressions.”

“In his early work you wont see this kind of dramatic presentation. And whats interesting is the treatment of light and dark is actually a service to the subject. It brings it all together and emphasizes the subject.”

“One of the things youll notice about the sky is that hes taken a horizontal format: Holland is flat. The sky is rarely depicted other than as a foil to all of the detail in the foreground and his horizon line is often very low.”