Abstraction in Red and Black

Linoleum cut, 1961, edition unknown. 6 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. Signed and dated in pencil. This is a fine impression with probably the full margins. We have two old hinges showing at the top corners of the sheet and a handling crease in the lower left margin, away from the image. In 1916, he moved with his family to Groningen and joined de Ploeg movement in 1918 when it was founded. He was a constantly innovative artist and he introduced free expression in his art classes in the early 1920s. He admired the prints of Jan Wiegers and later in his career Jordens exhibited in Paris. The Groninger Museum organized a joint exhibition of his work with Jan van der Zee in 1958.