Caption

Lutsk — view of the city from the Styr River; photographer, ca. 1918 negative, ca. 1918–1922 print. Photograph photographic print depicting Polish architecture, churches, bridges, brick architecture, river Styr, city views of Lutsk; nature photography. Photographic print: height 10.8 cm, width 16.1 cm; mounted on cardboard: height 35.4 cm, width 25.3 cm. Maker/author: Biske, Ryszard 1895–1938 noted in association with the work., A sepia-toned scene shows a riverside town with a long wooden bridge extending across the water toward a cluster of low buildings and a few larger structures on the far bank. In the foreground there are thatched-roof cottages with dark straw textures and a pale chimney, a narrow dirt path, and a lone slender tree near the water's edge. The river appears shallow in places with visible mudflats and reflective patches, and the bridge is supported by a series of dark wooden piers. The sky is pale and empty above the town, and overall colors visible are shades of brown, beige, black, and grey.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A07_354

License type

Rights managed

Available size

71.5Mb (2.7Mb) / 20.0in x 13.9in / 6000 x 4164 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lutsk view city Styr River photographer ca 1918 negative 1918–1922 print Photograph photographic print depicting Polish architecture churches bridges brick architecture river Styr city views nature photography Photographic print height 10.8 cm width 16.1 cm mounted cardboard 35.4 cm width 25.3 cm Maker author Biske Ryszard 1895–1938 noted association work sepia-toned scene riverside town long wooden bridge extending across water cluster low buildings larger structures far bank foreground thatched-roof cottages dark straw textures pale chimney narrow dirt path lone slender tree near water's edge river shallow places visible mudflats reflective patches bridge supported series dark wooden piers sky pale empty town colors visible shades brown beige black grey.