Caption

Village with church tower by the water, print, Village with a church tower by the water. On the bank a woman laying out laundry to dry., printmaker: Piet Schipperus, Netherlands, 1850 - 1929, paper, chine collé, etching, etching on chine collé, height 168 mm x width 111 mm, parts of church exterior and annexes: tower, village, A tall stone tower with a pitched roof and a weather vane rises behind a row of trees, its façade showing vertical lines and arched openings; in front of the tower are low buildings with sloped roofs and small windows, clustered along a shoreline where a few small boats float on calm water; on the shore a woman stands holding a cloth or sheet while another figure nearby appears seated or crouched with a basket, and other small figures are scattered near the buildings; the scene is rendered in fine etched lines with textured shading and a cloudy sky with small birds.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A88_475

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.6Mb (6.6Mb) / 12.1in x 17.6in / 3624 x 5268 (300dpi)

Keywords

Village church tower water print bank woman laying laundry dry printmaker Piet Schipperus Netherlands 1850 - 1929 paper chine collé etching height 168 mm x width 111 mm parts church exterior annexes tower village tall stone tower pitched roof weather vane rises row trees façade showing vertical lines arched openings front low buildings sloped roofs small windows clustered shoreline small boats float calm water shore woman stands holding cloth sheet another figure nearby seated crouched basket small figures scattered near buildings scene rendered fine etched lines textured shading cloudy sky small birds