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Dry needle etching by the Dutch draughtsman, graphic artist and painter Isidorus (Is.) van Mens (1890-1985). He studied at art academies in Brussels and worked in the Netherlands and Belgium. He made numerous long journeys to North Africa, Bali and China, from which much of his work is inspired. The tea house in this etching can be situated in Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia.
The work is monogrammed IM and dated 1945 lower right in the plate, and signed in pencil (Is van Mens) lower right, and titled in pencil “Devant le café maure” lower left.