Caption

Cain and Abel, print, Cain with club raised, about to strike Abel. Abel, seen from the back, sitting on the ground., printmaker: Odilon Redon, France, Paris, 1886, printer (person), paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, etching and drypoint, height 184 mm x width 120 mm, the killing of Abel: Cain slays him with a stone, a club or a jaw-bone, alternatively with a spade or another tool as weapon, A monochrome etching shows two partially obscured human figures with long dark hair and muscular limbs; one figure is bent forward with an arm raised and gripping a clublike object above their head while a draped cloth or cloak billows around their torso and legs, the other figure is lower in the composition, positioned on hands and knees with the back and shoulders prominent and legs extending toward the right, both figures rendered with crosshatching and varied linework against a lightly shaded background with visible scratch marks and speckles.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A89_364

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.6Mb (8.9Mb) / 9.7in x 14.3in / 2898 x 4296 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cain Abel print club raised strike Abel back sitting ground printmaker Odilon Redon France Paris 1886 printer person paper etching intaglio printmaking technique drypoint height 184 mm x width 120 mm killing Cain slays stone club jaw-bone alternatively spade another tool weapon monochrome etching two partially obscured human figures long dark hair muscular limbs figure bent forward arm raised gripping clublike object head draped cloth cloak billows torso legs lower composition positioned hands knees shoulders prominent legs extending right figures rendered crosshatching varied linework lightly shaded background visible scratch marks speckles