Man winnowing, print, signature: 'Willem Witsen', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), printer (person): Joseph Bouwens, Brussels, c. 1888, printer (person), paper, soft-ground etching, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 256 mm x width 179 mm, winnowing, A dark, grainy silhouette of a person seen from the side occupies the center of the image, with an arm extended forward toward a flat surface and a rounded object; the figure is set against a textured background that shifts from a lighter, scratched area on the left to a darker, rougher area on the right, and there are variations in tonal shading and smudged marks across the scene.
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Man winnowing, print, signature: 'Willem Witsen', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), printer (person): Joseph Bouwens, Brussels, c. 1888, printer (person), paper, soft-ground etching, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 256 mm x width 179 mm, winnowing, A dark, grainy silhouette of a person seen from the side occupies the center of the image, with an arm extended forward toward a flat surface and a rounded object; the figure is set against a textured background that shifts from a lighter, scratched area on the left to a darker, rougher area on the right, and there are variations in tonal shading and smudged marks across the scene.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Man winnowing print signature Willem Witsen printmaker signed artist printer person Joseph Bouwens Brussels c 1888 paper soft-ground etching etching intaglio printmaking technique height 256 mm x width 179 mm winnowing dark grainy silhouette side occupies center image arm extended forward flat surface rounded object figure set textured background shifts lighter scratched area left darker rougher area right variations tonal shading smudged marks across scene

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