Caption

Reproduction of a painting: Wojciech Kossak 1856–1942, To the Quarters, 1889; painting; Polish painting; artist: Wojciech Kossak; reproduction; soldiers; press illustration; Kraków; 1889., A monochrome scene printed on aged beige paper shows an outdoor setting with a group of people beneath large trees; a few tall leafy trees with textured trunks frame the right and left, and dense foliage fills the background. In the foreground, a group sits around a small table: a seated woman in a long dress with visible folds, an older man leaning slightly forward, and another seated figure facing away in a chair with slatted back; a separate wooden reclining chair is nearby. Two uniformed men stand nearby on a dirt path, one raising a hand to his hat and the other holding a cane or sword with one hand resting on it. The image tones are black and dark gray against the beige border, with areas of stippling and sketch-like shading creating contrast and depth.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_197

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65.7Mb (5.6Mb) / 17.4in x 14.6in / 5233 x 4385 (300dpi)

Keywords

Reproduction painting Wojciech Kossak 1856–1942 Quarters 1889 Polish painting artist Wojciech Kossak reproduction soldiers press illustration Kraków monochrome scene printed aged beige paper outdoor setting group people beneath large trees tall leafy trees textured trunks frame right left dense foliage fills background foreground group sits small table seated woman long dress visible folds older man leaning slightly forward another seated figure facing away chair slatted back separate wooden reclining nearby Two uniformed men stand dirt path raising hand hat holding cane sword hand resting image tones black dark gray beige border areas stippling sketch- shading creating contrast depth.