Caption

Ottoman merchant, print, A man packing a donkey on the street., number: '76', printmaker: Marius Bauer (signed by artist), 1889, paper, Japanese paper (handmade paper), etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone on Japanese paper, height 195 mm x width 146 mm, merchant, salesman, ass, donkey, Ottoman Empire, A vertical sketch with dense crosshatched lines forming a dark textured mass on the left and a lighter, more sparsely scratched area on the right shows a group of figures clustered toward the lower center; the figures are rendered with quick, overlapping strokes suggesting bent postures and wrapped garments, one figure appearing to lean forward while another is seated or supported, and nearby two tall, draped shapes stand upright with long vertical folds. In the lighter right area a small framed square with crisscrossed lines hangs above a rectangular element, while the background contains many fine diagonal and vertical scratches across the surface and the lower edge is defined by heavier horizontal hatching.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A89_129

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.4Mb (11.5Mb) / 10.2in x 14.7in / 3045 x 4412 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ottoman merchant print man packing donkey street number 76 printmaker Marius Bauer signed artist 1889 paper Japanese paper handmade paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 195 mm x width 146 mm merchant salesman ass Ottoman Empire vertical sketch dense crosshatched lines forming dark textured mass left lighter sparsely scratched area right group figures clustered lower center figures rendered quick overlapping strokes suggesting bent postures wrapped garments figure appearing lean forward another seated supported nearby two tall draped shapes stand upright long vertical folds lighter right area small framed square crisscrossed lines hangs rectangular element background contains fine diagonal vertical scratches across surface lower edge defined heavier horizontal hatching