Caption

Barn with fence in Brabant, print, printmaker: Willem Witsen, 1892, paper, etching, aquatint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 150 mm x width 149 mm, barn, Oisterwijk, A sepia-toned etching of an old wooden building with a steep thatched roof fills the frame, showing weathered planks, a door, and horizontal and vertical wood grain lines; slender tree trunks and branches with sparse leaves stand in front and to the sides of the structure, casting linear shadows and overlapping the roof and walls; fallen branches and scattered foliage lie on the ground in front of the building, with dense undergrowth and textured leaf patterns; fine etched lines create shading across the roof and walls, and darker cross-hatched areas indicate worn or damaged sections of the wood and thatch.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_309

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.5Mb (6.6Mb) / 17.1in x 13.1in / 5133 x 3915 (300dpi)

Keywords

Barn fence Brabant print printmaker Willem Witsen 1892 paper etching aquatint intaglio printmaking technique height 150 mm x width 149 mm barn Oisterwijk sepia-toned etching old wooden building steep thatched roof fills frame showing weathered planks door horizontal vertical wood grain lines slender tree trunks branches sparse leaves stand front sides structure casting linear shadows overlapping roof walls fallen branches scattered foliage lie ground building dense undergrowth textured leaf patterns fine etched lines create shading across darker cross-hatched areas indicate worn damaged sections wood thatch