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69 2807 Nauta Y K 1865 1928 69 2807 Nauta Y K 1865 1928 69 2807 Nauta Y K 1865 1928 69 2807 Nauta Y K 1865 1928 69 2807 Nauta Y K 1865 1928 69/2807 Nauta, Y.K. (1865-1928). "Hemelvreugd en Hellepijn. Hoe mijn vrouw mij uit de Hel redde". Album, dated "Amsterdam 1927" on title-leaf, 15 drawings (incl. title), 8x w. extensive calligraphed verse, pen and ink and watercolour, the title-leaf w. much gold and on vellum-paper, ±22x16 to 30x23 cm., 6x signed and 1x also dated "'26", each drawing tipped onto album leaf and all but one within border in pen and ink, orig. cl. album w. marbled endpapers, each cover w. 6 brass knobs, frontcover w. giltlettered "Droomen. Sunt aliquid manes letum non omnia finit" and window behind which another watercolour on vellumpaper (12x10 cm.), folio. - Upper pastedown loose and drawing behind window loosening; the gold on the title-drawing partly worn away; drawings otherwise w. a few occas. small stains. Album waterstained in upper corners. = 'Dreams. So ghosts do exist; death is not the end of all'. Series of exquisite drawings, in which Nauta recounts, with rhythm, wit and irony, a dream in which he dies and gets dragged into Hell by the Devil. There he is flogged and tortured, but the thought of his beloved wife makes him forget the pain and laugh. The Devil is impressed by this man who can be happy in Hell, and makes him an offer he can't refuse: if during the days he works in Hell as a stoker, he is allowed to dine and sleep in Heaven, where he can play cards with the Saints (careful, they are mighty good at cardgames), warble psalms with the Devout (especially if your voice is nasal enough), or drink wine with Noach (provided he watches his time and is back in the morning to open Hell at eight o'clock sharp). Nauta, who died on 30 January 1928, may have made this album for his wife on his sickbed. The cheerful story must have offered her some consolation. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CV.