Caption

Chicken coop in a garden in Voorburg, print, Pots with plants stand on the chicken coop., printmaker: Willem Adrianus Grondhout (signed by artist), 1914, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 120 mm x width 185 mm, potted plants, chicken house, Voorburg, A sepia-toned etching shows an outdoor scene with a low wooden structure topped by a rough cloth covering and several potted plants arranged along its top edge, including a taller plant with long leaves. In the background a brick wall contains two arched openings with wooden grills and a steep wooden staircase rising beside them. To the left a narrow door frame is partly obscured by climbing foliage and leaning boards. The ground in front of the structure is uneven with scattered grasses and small plants, and a rounded container sits near the right corner of the wooden wall. The image is rendered in fine hatched lines and subtle shading on a textured paper.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A87_442

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Rights managed

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41.5Mb (11.0Mb) / 15.7in x 10.3in / 4695 x 3089 (300dpi)

Keywords

Chicken coop garden Voorburg print Pots plants stand chicken coop printmaker Willem Adrianus Grondhout signed artist 1914 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 120 mm x width 185 mm potted plants chicken house sepia-toned etching outdoor scene low wooden structure topped rough cloth covering several potted plants arranged top edge taller plant long leaves background brick wall contains two arched openings wooden grills steep staircase rising beside them left narrow door frame partly obscured climbing foliage leaning boards ground front structure uneven scattered grasses small plants rounded container sits near right corner wooden wall image rendered fine hatched lines subtle shading textured paper