Caption

Heiwerker, print, Man digging., signature: 'Willem Witsen', printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), c. 1888, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, proof print, height 160 mm x width 240 mm, adult man, pushing something, A monochrome etching shows a large figure hunched forward with one leg bent and the other extended, wearing a heavy coat and trousers rendered with dense, textured lines, the head bowed and hair or a cap dark against a pale sky; the foreground contains rough, rocky ground with scattered stones and a rounded object near the figure’s foot, while low, dark mounds and thin, vertical plant stems rise behind the figure and a distant, small dark shape sits on the horizon under a wide, lightly scratched sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_303

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.3Mb (5.3Mb) / 18.3in x 12.2in / 5486 x 3653 (300dpi)

Keywords

Heiwerker print Man digging signature Willem Witsen printmaker signed artist c 1888 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone proof print height 160 mm x width 240 mm adult man pushing something monochrome etching large figure hunched forward leg bent extended wearing heavy coat trousers rendered dense textured lines head bowed hair cap dark pale sky foreground contains rough rocky ground scattered stones rounded object near figure’s foot low dark mounds thin vertical plant stems rise figure distant small dark shape sits horizon under wide lightly scratched sky