Caption

Arab company, print, inscription: '7h w8', printmaker: Adolphe Marie Timothée Beaufrère (signed by artist), France, 1929, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 216 mm x width 200 mm, forest, wood, Africans, A sepia-toned etching shows a group of robed figures gathered under tall trees, their faces rendered with fine crosshatching and varied expressions; one central figure stands with a bowed head and a cloak draped over the shoulders, another figure in the foreground wears a wrapped head covering and a cloak seen from the back, while other seated or leaning figures reach out or gesture with visible hands and outstretched arms; the background contains more hooded silhouettes among vertical tree trunks and textured foliage, and the ground and clothing are detailed with dense diagonal and curved etched lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A87_414

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.8Mb (11.5Mb) / 12.1in x 13.1in / 3631 x 3924 (300dpi)

Keywords

Arab company print inscription 7h w8 printmaker Adolphe Marie Timothée Beaufrère signed artist France 1929 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 216 mm x width 200 mm forest wood Africans sepia-toned etching group robed figures gathered under tall trees faces rendered fine crosshatching varied expressions central figure stands bowed head cloak draped shoulders another figure foreground wears wrapped head covering cloak back seated leaning figures reach gesture visible hands outstretched arms background contains hooded silhouettes vertical tree trunks textured foliage ground clothing detailed dense diagonal curved etched lines