Wouter Bernard (Wout) van Heusden (25 September 1896 in Rotterdam – 9 July 1982 in Rotterdam) was a Dutch graphic artist, who also worked as etcher, lithographer, manufacturer of woodcuts, painter, draftsman, and painters.
[1] Van Heusden attended evening art classes in graphic techniques at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (now Willem de Kooning Academy) in Rotterdam, and kept living and working in Rotterdam-Zuid.
Hereby he developed a unique technique with aquatint, which contrasted with lines, in which a magical, dreamlike atmosphere was recalled.
Meanwhile, Van Heusden remained studiously out of the spotlight (being called "the Hermit of Tuindorp"), and he participated with colleagues and galleries.
His paintings, which he exhibited after 1962 were generally less acclaimed than his etchings, probably because they were significantly different from what was usual.