Jan de Wasscher 1903 - 1919

This print of Jan de Wasscher, made by Arie Willem Segboer, is so busy! It’s like a comic strip but as a single image, with Jan caught in all these domestic scenes. I imagine Segboer, the artist, watching people, trying to capture these little moments of everyday life—Jan doing the laundry, arguing with his wife, tending to the kids. Maybe Segboer was thinking about family life and the roles people play, the funny, frustrating, loving moments that make up a life. You can feel how he may be feeling about Jan, the character in the print! The composition and colors are simple, almost like a folk painting, but with a playful, narrative twist. These images, these little slices of life, invite us to reflect on our relationships, our daily routines, and the shared experiences that connect us all. Artists like Segboer remind us that art is everywhere, in the mundane, in the funny, and in the everyday struggles of life.