Caption

Naturalists' House in Gdansk; verso: Crane in Gdansk. Jablczynski, Feliks (1865–1928), graphic artist. Polish graphic art, Polish culture. Crane (Gdansk), Gdansk (Pomeranian Voivodeship), Motlawa (river). ca. 1924. Graphic art; graphic matrix/plate. Height 9.9 cm; width 8.4 cm., A sketched scene of a tall, narrow building with a steep triangular roof flanked by lower roofed wings, drawn with fine dark lines on a mottled gray-beige background; several thin vertical and diagonal lines suggest posts and rigging in front of the structure, and a low horizontal edge runs across the lower part of the image indicating a waterfront or quay; the drawing shows a mix of textured roof patterns, window openings, and structural beams rendered in dark brown-black strokes against the pale gray and off-white surface, with a few areas of slightly darker gray and faint bluish-gray smudging.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A39_072

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Keywords

Naturalists House Gdansk verso Crane Jablczynski Feliks 1865–1928 graphic artist Polish graphic art Polish culture Pomeranian Voivodeship Motlawa river ca 1924 Graphic art graphic matrix plate Height 9.9 cm width 8.4 cm sketched scene tall narrow building steep triangular roof flanked lower roofed wings drawn fine dark lines mottled gray-beige background several thin vertical diagonal lines suggest posts rigging front structure low horizontal edge runs across lower part image indicating waterfront quay drawing mix textured roof patterns window openings structural beams rendered dark brown-black strokes pale gray off-white surface areas slightly darker gray faint bluish-gray smudging.