Caption

Texel, Six etching proofs, print, View of a bay on the coast of Texel with a mudflat walker. Across the bay, a flock of sheep. Two boats have run aground during the ebb tide., printmaker: Pierre Louis Dubourcq, Netherlands, 1849, paper, etching, drypoint, roulette, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint and roulette with plate tone, tone printed from separate plate, height 207 mm x width 255 mm, gulf, bay, mud flat, A wide coastal landscape rendered in fine monochrome lines shows a foreground of dark, windswept grasses and a broken wooden fence on a sloping bank, leading down to a curving shoreline with smooth wet sand and shallow water. Beyond the shore are low, flat tidal flats and small grassy islands, with tiny buildings and a windmill dotting the distant horizon. Two small sailboats rest on the water, one nearer the shore and another slightly farther out. A solitary figure walks along the wet sand toward the water. Above, a vast sky fills most of the scene with layered, billowing clouds and streaked, linear shading across the upper expanse.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A85_233

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Rights managed

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54.5Mb (6.3Mb) / 16.9in x 12.6in / 5056 x 3767 (300dpi)

Keywords

Texel Six etching proofs print View bay coast mudflat walker Across flock sheep Two boats run aground ebb tide printmaker Pierre Louis Dubourcq Netherlands 1849 paper drypoint roulette intaglio printmaking technique plate tone tone printed separate plate height 207 mm x width 255 mm gulf mud flat wide coastal landscape rendered fine monochrome lines foreground dark windswept grasses broken wooden fence sloping bank leading down curving shoreline smooth wet sand shallow water Beyond shore low flat tidal flats small grassy islands tiny buildings windmill dotting distant horizon Two small sailboats rest water nearer another slightly farther solitary figure walks wet sand vast sky fills scene layered billowing clouds streaked linear shading across upper expanse