Caption

Papua (original title), print, A man sitting on a tree branch by the water. In the background mountains, a sailing ship and a settlement., printmaker: Johannes Frederik Engelbert ten Klooster (signed by artist), 1919, printer (person), paper, transparent paper, woodcut, height 227 mm x width 303 mm, sitting on an elevation, landscapes in tropical and sub-tropical regions, trees (branch, stick), A monochrome line drawing of a seated man with a muscular torso and short dark hair, shown in profile looking toward his left while one arm wraps around a bent knee; he wears a dark cloth around his waist and sits on a textured surface. In the background to the left, there is a simple shoreline with a small sailboat on the water and horizontal lines suggesting a distant horizon and distant hills. To the right in the background, there are stylized shapes suggesting rocky formations and a tree with broad, angular leaves. The composition is rendered with bold black lines on a light paper background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A87_142

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.8Mb (7.2Mb) / 14.0in x 10.2in / 4207 x 3056 (300dpi)

Keywords

Papua original title print man sitting tree branch water background mountains sailing ship settlement printmaker Johannes Frederik Engelbert ten Klooster signed artist 1919 printer person paper transparent paper woodcut height 227 mm x width 303 mm sitting elevation landscapes tropical sub-tropical regions trees branch stick monochrome line drawing seated man muscular torso short dark hair shown profile looking left arm wraps bent knee wears dark cloth waist sits textured surface background simple shoreline small sailboat horizontal lines suggesting distant horizon distant hills right stylized shapes suggesting rocky formations tree broad angular leaves composition rendered bold black lines light paper background