The Hand of the Amsterdam Draftsman Born in Amsterdam in 1891, Daan Bout lived a life defined by the precision of the line and the softness of the pastel. He was a man of many technical disciplines, moving between the delicate touch of a pastellist and the sharp, decisive stroke of an etcher. His presence in the Dutch art scene was marked by a quiet versatility, a capacity to translate the world through various mediums without losing…