Houses by the river, print, printmaker: Arnoud Schaepkens, 1855 - 1904, paper, chine collé, etching, drypoint, etching and drypoint, height 148 mm x width 237 mm, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone), A detailed black and white etching shows a riverside scene with a small wooden boat moored at the water's edge in the foreground, reflected faintly on the water's surface. Behind the boat, a grassy and slightly overgrown bank rises toward a cluster of trees and shrubs rendered with dense, textured lines. Interspersed among the foliage are several simple houses with steeply pitched roofs and chimneys, their walls and thatch suggested by short, parallel hatch marks. Tall, leafy trees dominate the midground, their canopies drawn with intricate stippling and curving strokes, and smaller bushes and hedgerows fill gaps between buildings. The sky above is sparsely marked with light horizontal scratches and a single small bird in flight. The overall composition i...
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Houses by the river, print, printmaker: Arnoud Schaepkens, 1855 - 1904, paper, chine collé, etching, drypoint, etching and drypoint, height 148 mm x width 237 mm, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone), A detailed black and white etching shows a riverside scene with a small wooden boat moored at the water's edge in the foreground, reflected faintly on the water's surface. Behind the boat, a grassy and slightly overgrown bank rises toward a cluster of trees and shrubs rendered with dense, textured lines. Interspersed among the foliage are several simple houses with steeply pitched roofs and chimneys, their walls and thatch suggested by short, parallel hatch marks. Tall, leafy trees dominate the midground, their canopies drawn with intricate stippling and curving strokes, and smaller bushes and hedgerows fill gaps between buildings. The sky above is sparsely marked with light horizontal scratches and a single small bird in flight. The overall composition is framed by a thin border and conveys a quiet rural riverside setting through varied line work and shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A85_381

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Houses river print printmaker Arnoud Schaepkens 1855 - 1904 paper chine collé etching drypoint height 148 mm x width 237 mm landscapes waters waterscapes seascapes temperate zone detailed black white etching riverside scene small wooden boat moored water's edge foreground reflected faintly water's surface boat grassy slightly overgrown bank rises cluster trees shrubs rendered dense textured lines Interspersed foliage several simple houses steeply pitched roofs chimneys walls thatch suggested short parallel hatch marks Tall leafy trees dominate midground canopies drawn intricate stippling curving strokes smaller bushes hedgerows fill gaps buildings sky sparsely marked light horizontal scratches single small bird flight composition framed thin border conveys quiet rural riverside setting varied line work shading

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