Caption

Resting polder boy (former title), Sleeping polder boy, print, A man in work clothes and with a hat, sitting and sleeping on a wooden bench. Top left a branch with leaves, bottom right a water bottle. On the right in the background a settlement with a church tower., annotation: 'wednesday-Friday: The Hague', printmaker: Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881 - 1934, inorganic material, paper, pencil, chalk, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, engraving and plate tone with corrections in pencil and black chalk, height 255 mm x width 227 mm, working class, labourers, sleeping, unconsciousness - BB - out of doors, A seated man wearing a loose shirt and a floppy hat leans against a rough wooden board with his eyes closed and mouth slightly open, one arm resting on a folded cloth on a box while his other hand hangs between his knees; woven baskets and a rolled object sit near his feet, a furry item lies on the ground in front, and textured wood, stones, and small plants fill the surrounding area.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A88_085

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.7Mb (7.6Mb) / 13.1in x 15.3in / 3940 x 4587 (300dpi)

Keywords

Resting polder boy former title Sleeping polder boy print man work clothes hat sitting sleeping wooden bench Top left branch leaves bottom right water bottle right background settlement church tower annotation wednesday-Friday Hague printmaker Johannes Josephus Aarts 1881 - 1934 inorganic material paper pencil chalk engraving intaglio printmaking technique plate tone corrections black chalk height 255 mm x width 227 mm working class labourers unconsciousness - BB - doors seated man wearing loose shirt floppy hat leans rough wooden board eyes closed mouth slightly open arm resting folded cloth box hand hangs knees woven baskets rolled object sit near feet furry item lies ground front textured wood stones small plants fill surrounding area