Caption

Poor old woman (original title on object), print, Woman in a cloak sitting next to a table in a dark room, sketched., signature and date: '1922 - Henri Braakensiek.', dedication: 'to Mr. HK Westendorp', edition: 'Orig. Litho. IX, no 1.', title: 'poor old woman', printmaker: Henri Braakensiek (signed by artist), 1922, ink, materials by function, paper, printing ink, lithography, height 190 mm x width 200 mm, height 348 mm x width 260 mm, old woman, the poor, A black ink sketch fills the image with dense crosshatching and bold strokes forming a shadowed interior scene; a seated figure with a somber expression is partially enclosed by a dark curved shape, their face and hand rendered with lighter lines contrasted against heavy black around them, and they sit at a rough table with visible legs; the background is a tangle of hatched lines suggesting vertical and diagonal structures and a large circular arc of lighter hatch surrounding the figure, while the floor shows strong linear patterns and overlapping shadows.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A88_213

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.6Mb (6.1Mb) / 13.6in x 13.6in / 4083 x 4071 (300dpi)

Keywords

Poor old woman original title object print Woman cloak sitting next table dark room sketched signature date 1922 - Henri Braakensiek dedication Mr HK Westendorp edition Orig Litho Ix no 1 title poor old woman printmaker Henri Braakensiek signed artist 1922 ink materials function paper printing ink lithography height 190 mm x width 200 mm height 348 mm x 260 mm old woman poor black ink sketch fills image dense crosshatching bold strokes forming shadowed interior scene seated figure somber expression partially enclosed dark curved shape face hand rendered lighter lines contrasted heavy black them sit rough table visible legs background tangle hatched lines suggesting vertical diagonal structures large circular arc lighter hatch surrounding figure floor strong linear patterns overlapping shadows