Caption

Name day card for Maria Mickiewiczówna with a drawing of the artist's self-portrait in a boat, with a bouquet of flowers; Tadeusz Makowski 1882–1932, author/illustrator; recipient: Maria Mickiewicz 1868–1952; themes: self-portraits, portraits of artists, wishes/name day wishes; medium: watercolor and manuscript; function: card/letter; date: 7 September 1927; place of origin: Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bail; dimensions: height 17.7 cm, width 21.4 cm., A watercolor scene shows a small sailboat on gentle waves with a few seagulls flying nearby; the boat is painted with shades of gray and blue and carries two figures, one wearing a dark hat and the other a smaller cap, with the seated figure holding a colorful bouquet of flowers in yellows, pinks, and reds with green leaves; sails and the mast are pale, and a faint flag with red and blue appears at the top of the mast; in the background a light-colored pier or wall extends with a lighthouse in beige and brown tones and a flagpole with a reddish flag, and the sky is washed in soft blues and pale grays.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_438

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63.7Mb (2.3Mb) / 17.3in x 14.3in / 5181 x 4300 (300dpi)

Keywords

Name day card Maria Mickiewiczówna drawing artist's self-portrait boat bouquet flowers Tadeusz Makowski 1882–1932 author illustrator recipient Maria Mickiewicz 1868–1952 themes self-portraits portraits artists wishes name day wishes medium watercolor manuscript function card letter date 7 September 1927 place origin Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bail dimensions height 17.7 cm width 21.4 cm watercolor scene small sailboat gentle waves seagulls flying nearby painted shades gray blue carries two figures wearing dark hat smaller cap seated figure holding colorful bouquet yellows pinks reds green leaves sails mast pale faint flag red top background light-colored pier wall extends lighthouse beige brown tones flagpole reddish flag sky washed soft blues pale grays.