Caption

Eaux Fortes Nouvelles, Title print with man on stone monument, Etchings by various printmakers from 1877, L'Eau Forte en 1877, print, title print, printmaker: François Nicolas Chifflart, France, after design by François Nicolas Chifflart, printer (person): widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, 1877, François Nicolas Chifflart, widow Alfred Cadart, printmaker, printer (person), publisher, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 315 mm x width 240 mm, monument, statue, partially clothed, A monochrome etching shows a muscular male figure seen from behind, leaning forward with one arm extended to press or carve into a large angled slab; the figure wears a draped cloth around the waist and has short curly hair; heavy crosshatching and fine lines render the musculature, folds of the cloth, and shadowed background; a rolled architectural element rests near the figure and rectangular blocks form a base beneath the figure, with cloth pooling and draping over the edges; the scene is framed by a dark textured backdrop and the composition emphasizes strong contrasts of light and shadow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A89_037

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Rights managed

Available size

52.4Mb (5.9Mb) / 12.8in x 15.9in / 3842 x 4768 (300dpi)

Keywords

Eaux Fortes Nouvelles Title print man stone monument Etchings various printmakers 1877 L'Eau Forte en 1877 print title print printmaker François Nicolas Chifflart France design printer person widow Alfred Cadart Paris publisher paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 315 mm x width 240 mm monument statue partially clothed monochrome etching muscular male figure leaning forward arm extended press carve large angled slab figure wears draped cloth waist short curly hair heavy crosshatching fine lines render musculature folds cloth shadowed background rolled architectural element rests near figure rectangular blocks form base beneath cloth pooling draping edges scene framed dark textured backdrop composition emphasizes strong contrasts light shadow