Caption

Dune landscape with grasses and shrubs, print, printmaker: Piet Egmond, 1874 - 1908, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 110 mm x width 218 mm, dunes (sea not visible), in the dunes, A sepia-toned ink landscape showing a sandy, uneven ground with patches of grass and low shrubs in the foreground, a gently sloping dune or ridge stretching across the middle ground with fine linear shading, and clusters of taller bushes and small trees behind the ridge composed of dense, sketchy branches and leaves. The sky area is largely empty with subtle horizontal marks, while the terrain is detailed with short, directional strokes indicating texture and contours. There are scattered tufts of vegetation and small plants dotting the scene, and the overall composition relies on delicate, crosshatched lines and varied line density to depict depth and form.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A88_313

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.8Mb (12.6Mb) / 18.0in x 9.0in / 5413 x 2702 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dune landscape grasses shrubs print printmaker Piet Egmond 1874 - 1908 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 110 mm x width 218 mm dunes sea visible sepia-toned ink landscape showing sandy uneven ground patches grass low shrubs foreground gently sloping dune ridge stretching across middle ground fine linear shading clusters taller bushes small trees ridge composed dense sketchy branches leaves sky area largely empty subtle horizontal marks terrain detailed short directional strokes indicating texture contours scattered tufts vegetation small plants dotting scene composition relies delicate crosshatched lines varied line density depict depth form