Caption

Pile driver, print, Digging man., printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), c. 1888, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 160 mm x width 240 mm, adult man, pushing something, A dark, heavily textured figure wearing a hooded garment is shown in a bent, forward-leaning posture with one leg stepping forward and one foot planted on a rocky surface; the figure holds a long, thin object near the ground. The ground around the figure is rough and uneven with scattered rocks and striated markings. In the background there is a low, rolling landscape with sparse, thin vertical lines resembling bare stems and a solitary dark mound on the horizon. The sky is a pale, lightly speckled expanse with faint linear scratches and smudges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_304

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.5Mb (5.9Mb) / 17.9in x 12.5in / 5371 x 3740 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pile driver print Digging man printmaker Willem Witsen signed artist c 1888 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 160 mm x width 240 mm adult man pushing something dark heavily textured figure wearing hooded garment shown bent forward-leaning posture leg stepping forward foot planted rocky surface figure holds long thin object near ground figure rough uneven scattered rocks striated markings background low rolling landscape sparse thin vertical lines resembling bare stems solitary dark mound horizon sky pale lightly speckled expanse faint linear scratches smudges