Caption

Workers at work at a sand quarry (former title), Two workers at a sand quarry, print, Two men in work clothes and with hats. In the foreground, a man is wrapping a rope around a post by pushing off the post with his foot. In the background, a sand dune, a canal, and a wooden fence, where the other man is standing., printmaker: Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1902, paper, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, engraving and plate tone, height 240 mm x width 295 mm, tools, aids, implements, crafts and industries: rope, working class, labourers, A sepia-toned engraving shows a man reclining against wooden planks, wearing a brimmed hat and loose shirt with rolled sleeves, his eyes closed and hands resting on his lap; another figure stands with their back turned, leaning over the railing and wearing a striped shirt and cap; piled blankets and sacks surround the seated man, and a long pole rests across his legs; in the background a calm river or body of water runs beside low, rounded hills under an empty sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A88_078

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56.1Mb (9.4Mb) / 15.6in x 14.0in / 4676 x 4193 (300dpi)

Keywords

Workers work sand quarry former title Two workers print Two men work clothes hats foreground man wrapping rope post pushing off foot background sand dune canal wooden fence standing printmaker Johannes Josephus Aarts 1902 paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 240 mm x width 295 mm tools aids implements crafts industries working class labourers sepia-toned engraving man reclining wooden planks wearing brimmed hat loose shirt rolled sleeves eyes closed hands resting lap another figure stands back turned leaning railing striped shirt cap piled blankets sacks surround seated man long pole rests across legs calm river body water runs beside low rounded hills under empty sky