Kasteel Assumburg 1870 - 1937

Kasteel Assumburg was created by Willem Wenckebach using etching. This printmaking process involves using acid to cut into a metal plate, which is then inked and printed, capturing incredible detail. Look closely, and you'll see the fine, precise lines Wenckebach etched into the plate. These are not just lines, but a careful recording of textures, light and shadow, which bring out the weight and substance of the castle's stone walls, and the stark branches of the trees. Think about the labor involved: each line carefully considered, each area of tone built up through painstaking work. The final print belies the intense process of its making. By focusing on the methods and materials behind the artwork, we can appreciate not just what it depicts, but how it was brought into being, challenging the divide between art, craft, and the wider world of labor and production.