De schelpenvisser before 1928

"De schelpenvisser" (The Shellfish Gatherer) is an etching by the Dutch symbolist painter Jan Toorop, created before 1928. The artwork, housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts a solitary figure in profile, likely a fisherman or shell collector, standing on a beach with a shovel over his shoulder. Toorop's distinctive style, characterized by elongated forms and a moody, atmospheric palette, is evident in the work, making it a poignant and evocative depiction of life on the Dutch coast.