Caption

Woman on a sunken road, print, The woman carries a stick on her shoulder. In the background trees and bushes., printmaker: Anton L. Koster, 1869 - 1937, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 228 mm x width 136 mm, road, path, carrying something on the head or on the shoulders, A tall, densely crosshatched tree dominates the upper center with textured branches and foliage, set against a sky filled with short, curved hatch marks and a cloud-like shape; sloping hills with long, directional strokes frame a winding path or stream that leads toward the foreground; along the path stands a solitary figure in simple, dark clothing with a long skirt and a shawl or wrapped upper garment, holding a thin object over one shoulder; grassy areas and low shrubs rendered with varied line work fill the landscape, and the overall image is composed in a narrow vertical format with an etched, monochrome appearance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A84_115

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.5Mb (6.1Mb) / 9.8in x 16.9in / 2934 x 5058 (300dpi)

Keywords

Woman sunken road print woman carries stick shoulder background trees bushes printmaker Anton L Koster 1869 - 1937 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 228 mm x width 136 mm road path carrying something head shoulders tall densely crosshatched tree dominates upper center textured branches foliage set sky filled short curved hatch marks cloud- shape sloping hills long directional strokes frame winding path stream leads foreground path stands solitary figure simple dark clothing long skirt shawl wrapped upper garment holding thin object grassy areas low shrubs rendered varied line work fill landscape image composed narrow vertical format etched monochrome appearance