Caption

Houses in Miedzyrzecz on the Krzna River; 1887; woodcut after a drawing by Walery Brochocki 1847–1923, woodcut artist Stanislaw Antoszewicz fl. 1873–1887; illustration for the magazine Klosy; painting; Polish painting; wooden architecture; views of towns and rivers; Miedzyrzec Podlaski Lublin Voivodeship; graphics; press illustration., An aged waterfront scene rendered in muted sepia tones shows wooden stilted buildings with thatched and shingled roofs and visible wood grain. A rough plank walkway and wooden posts extend over calm reflective water. On the walkway a woman wearing a headscarf and dark skirt stands facing toward the left. Nearby a person crouches at the water’s edge washing cloth, sleeves rolled up and head uncovered. On a higher platform two figures sit and stand by a doorway beside a barrel and a fenced railing; one appears seated in a light dress while the other stands in darker clothing. The structures display beams, shutters, and a chimney, and the water reflects the vertical posts and walkways. Overall the colors visible are shades of brown, beige, black, and cream.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A07_241

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Rights managed

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68.4Mb (7.3Mb) / 19.2in x 13.8in / 5764 x 4148 (300dpi)

Keywords

Houses Miedzyrzecz Krzna River 1887 woodcut drawing Walery Brochocki 1847–1923 woodcut artist Stanislaw Antoszewicz fl 1873–1887 illustration magazine Klosy painting Polish painting wooden architecture views towns rivers Miedzyrzec Podlaski Lublin Voivodeship graphics press illustration aged waterfront scene rendered muted sepia tones wooden stilted buildings thatched shingled roofs visible wood grain rough plank walkway wooden posts extend calm reflective water walkway woman wearing headscarf dark skirt stands facing left Nearby person crouches water’s edge washing cloth sleeves rolled up head uncovered higher platform two figures sit stand doorway beside barrel fenced railing seated light dress darker clothing structures display beams shutters chimney water reflects vertical posts walkways colors visible shades brown beige black cream.