Caption

Rothem, Group of trees, Près de la Meuse, 11 eaux-fortes, print, printmaker: Alexander Schaepkens, 1855, paper, chine collé, etching, height 83 mm x width 89 mm, Etching published in the series Près de la Meuse, par Alex.. Schaepkens (1855 or later)., trees, Limburg (Dutch province), A monochrome etching showing dense, dark foliage of tall trees and bushes occupying the central area, with visible trunks and tangled leaves rendered in fine lines and heavy shading; a textured foreground with scattered undergrowth and rough ground leading to a horizontal strip of water at the bottom that reflects some linear markings; a small boat-like shape near the right edge above the waterline; a background sky filled with linear hatch marks and outlined cloud shapes above and around the trees; overall intricate line work and varied hatching creating contrast between the dark vegetation and the lighter sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A85_331

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.5Mb (8.5Mb) / 12.2in x 11.3in / 3648 x 3403 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rothem Group trees Près de la Meuse 11 eaux-fortes print printmaker Alexander Schaepkens 1855 paper chine collé etching height 83 mm x width 89 mm Etching published series Près de la Meuse par Alex. Schaepkens later Limburg Dutch province monochrome showing dense dark foliage tall trees bushes occupying central area visible trunks tangled leaves rendered fine lines heavy shading textured foreground scattered undergrowth rough ground leading horizontal strip water bottom reflects linear markings small boat- shape near right edge waterline background sky filled linear hatch marks outlined cloud shapes intricate line work varied hatching creating contrast dark vegetation lighter sky