Caption

Alley in Leiden, print, A woman is walking in the alley. Next to her is a lamppost., printmaker: Willem Adrianus Grondhout (signed by artist), 1888 - 1934, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 328 mm x width 195 mm, lane, alley, walking - AA - female human figure, street lighting, Leiden, A narrow, vertical street scene rendered in monochrome with tall, textured buildings flanking a cobbled pathway, showing windows and overhangs, a projecting balcony with foliage on one side, and climbing plants and vines growing up a wall on the other; a small, peaked-roof building is visible ahead with an open upper window and a hanging sign or draped fabric beneath its roofline; a lone figure stands in the shadowed distance along the path, and a basket or barrel lies tipped near the foreground by a wall; the image is composed of fine, varied lines and crosshatching creating shadows and architectural detail.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A88_359

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.9Mb (8.5Mb) / 11.5in x 19.6in / 3444 x 5878 (300dpi)

Keywords

Alley Leiden print woman walking alley Next lamppost printmaker Willem Adrianus Grondhout signed artist 1888 - 1934 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 328 mm x width 195 mm lane walking - AA - female human figure street lighting narrow vertical street scene rendered monochrome tall textured buildings flanking cobbled pathway showing windows overhangs projecting balcony foliage side climbing plants vines growing up wall small peaked-roof building visible ahead open upper window hanging sign draped fabric beneath roofline lone figure stands shadowed distance path basket barrel lies tipped near foreground image composed fine varied lines crosshatching creating shadows architectural detail