Caption

Art appreciation, print, Two children with a book lying open on a table., printmaker: Nicolaas van der Waay, 1865 - 1936, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 175 mm x width 232 mm, child and art, Two seated figures are shown in a close interior scene rendered in fine crosshatch lines; one figure faces away from the viewer with hair pulled back and a shawl draped over the shoulders, an arm extended forward with a hand resting on a wooden surface, while the other figure faces the viewer more directly, leaning on the table with a folded arm and looking toward the first figure. A simple wooden chair with a turned finial is visible behind them, and a tall candlestick with a small candle sits on the table beside a draped cloth. The background is filled with dense, varied hatch marks creating a textured wall.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A89_444

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Available size

50.5Mb (6.5Mb) / 16.2in x 12.1in / 4870 x 3628 (300dpi)

Keywords

Art appreciation print Two children book lying open table printmaker Nicolaas van der Waay 1865 - 1936 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 175 mm x width 232 mm child art Two seated figures shown close interior scene rendered fine crosshatch lines figure faces away viewer hair pulled back shawl draped shoulders arm extended forward hand resting wooden surface figure faces directly leaning folded arm looking first figure simple wooden chair turned finial visible them tall candlestick small candle sits table beside draped cloth background filled dense varied hatch marks creating textured wall