Caption

Ditch near the Municipal Gasworks in the Binckhorst in The Hague, print, Left a meadow with a grazing cow. Right in the background two gas holders., printmaker: Willem Adrianus Grondhout (signed by artist), 1888 - 1931, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 134 mm x width 207 mm, meadow, pasture, small canal, ditch, gasholder, gas tank, The Hague, Binckhorst, A sepia-toned etching of a riverside scene showing a row of trees along the right bank with detailed trunks and tangled branches extending across the top, their leaves sketched in fine lines. A wooden fence and a broken gate sit near the water's edge in the midground, with reflections visible in the calm water below. Low buildings and distant structures line the far bank, seen through a light, sketchy horizon. Tall grasses and reeds grow along the near bank, and delicate line work suggests ripples and shadow in the water and texture in the fields. The overall image is composed of fine, cross-hatched strokes and soft washes creating a quiet, pastoral atmosphere.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A87_435

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Rights managed

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54.0Mb (7.5Mb) / 17.8in x 11.8in / 5349 x 3528 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ditch near Municipal Gasworks Binckhorst Hague print Left meadow grazing cow Right background two gas holders printmaker Willem Adrianus Grondhout signed artist 1888 - 1931 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 134 mm x width 207 mm pasture small canal ditch gasholder gas tank sepia-toned etching riverside scene showing row trees right bank detailed trunks tangled branches extending across top leaves sketched fine lines wooden fence broken gate sit near water's edge midground reflections visible calm water Low buildings distant structures line far bank light sketchy horizon Tall grasses reeds grow near bank delicate line work ripples shadow water texture fields image composed fine cross-hatched strokes soft washes creating quiet pastoral atmosphere