Caption

Sitting child with a cup, print, watermark: '...an Gelder Zonen, Holland', printmaker: Willem Witsen, Ewijkshoeve (Den Dolder), c. 1885, Den Dolder, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 200 mm x width 141 mm, child, chair, cup, A monochrome etched image of a seated child with a rounded face and short hair wearing a cap, the child's eyes looking forward and facial features rendered with dense, crosshatched lines, the child wrapped in a loose garment with folds and shadowing, a small rounded bowl or cup held near the lower edge, a dark textured background with a lighter rectangular area suggesting a window or panel at the upper right and an uneven horizontal light band behind the child's head, the overall composition showing heavy linear marks and varied hatchwork creating depth and contrast.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_300

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Rights managed

Available size

41.6Mb (5.8Mb) / 11.3in x 14.3in / 3402 x 4277 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sitting child cup print watermark Gelder Zonen Holland printmaker Willem Witsen Ewijkshoeve Den Dolder c 1885 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 200 mm x width 141 mm child chair monochrome etched image seated child rounded face short hair wearing cap child's eyes looking forward facial features rendered dense crosshatched lines child wrapped loose garment folds shadowing small rounded bowl held near lower edge dark textured background lighter rectangular area suggesting window panel upper right uneven horizontal light band child's head composition showing heavy linear marks varied hatchwork creating depth contrast