Caption

First Snow, Biske, Karol 1863–1928 author / illustrator, Krajewski, Jan fl. 1874–1887 woodcut artist, unknown publisher; subjects: animals, hares, winter landscapes, forests; media/format: painting reproduction, graphics, press illustration; style/genre: Polish drawings/Polish painting; date: 1880s; place: Poland., The image shows a grayscale illustration with a scene of a snowy woodland framed within a larger snowy border; a group of bare trees and branches fill the framed area with a small frozen or reflective stream or pond near the center, and snow covering the ground and tree trunks; in the foreground outside the framed scene a dark hare sits on snowy ground looking toward the framed woods, and a dark bird perches on the upper edge of the inner frame; surrounding the framed scene are large snow-covered branches and scattered leaves, with tufts of grass and plants poking through the snow; overall tones are shades of gray, black, and white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A07_229

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Rights managed

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72.7Mb (7.3Mb) / 14.5in x 19.5in / 4344 x 5846 (300dpi)

Keywords

First Snow Biske Karol 1863–1928 author illustrator Krajewski Jan fl 1874–1887 woodcut artist unknown publisher subjects animals hares winter landscapes forests media format painting reproduction graphics press illustration style genre Polish drawings Polish painting date 1880s place Poland image grayscale illustration scene snowy woodland framed within larger snowy border group bare trees branches fill framed area small frozen reflective stream pond near center snow covering ground tree trunks foreground outside framed scene dark hare sits snowy ground looking framed woods dark bird perches upper edge inner frame surrounding large snow-covered branches scattered leaves tufts grass plants poking snow tones shades gray black white.