Caption

Sheep leaving the barn, print, printmaker: Albert Heinrich Brendel, Weimar, publisher: Weimarer Radierverein, 1886, Thuringia, paper, chine collé, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 204 mm x width 288 mm, Print is part of a group of prints published between 1880 and 1888 by the Gesellschaft für Radierkunst in Weimar., herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, sheep, barn, A detailed monochrome scene shows a flock of sheep filling a narrow courtyard or alley, their woolly bodies densely grouped and facing various directions; a person wearing a hat and coat stands at one side near a wall, seen from behind and partly silhouetted, appearing to guide or watch the animals; a dark dog sits in the foreground with a chicken nearby on textured ground; surrounding walls, doorways, and an open gate create a framed passageway with light filtering in from the distance, and the image is rendered with fine, crosshatched lines and rich shadowing.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A85_320

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.0Mb (8.4Mb) / 16.8in x 12.0in / 5041 x 3606 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sheep leaving barn print printmaker Albert Heinrich Brendel Weimar publisher Weimarer Radierverein 1886 Thuringia paper chine collé etching intaglio printmaking technique height 204 mm x width 288 mm Print part group prints published 1880 1888 Gesellschaft für Radierkunst herding herdsman herdswoman shepherd shepherdess cowherd sheep detailed monochrome scene flock sheep filling narrow courtyard alley woolly bodies densely grouped facing various directions person wearing hat coat stands side near wall partly silhouetted appearing guide watch animals dark dog sits foreground chicken nearby textured ground surrounding walls doorways open gate create framed passageway light filtering distance image rendered fine crosshatched lines rich shadowing