Caption

Back of a barn in Brabant, print, watermark, printmaker: Willem Witsen, 1892, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone in brown, height 119 mm x width 157 mm, barn, Oisterwijk, An etching of a rural scene rendered in brown tones showing a large thatched structure with a steep conical roof centered in the image, flanked by smaller thatched buildings and a wooden fence; leafless trees with thin, branching limbs frame the left and right sides, and dense foliage appears behind the buildings; the foreground features a grassy field with scattered strokes indicating vegetation and a narrow path or furrow running across it; fine horizontal and diagonal lines convey texture in the sky and on the thatch.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_313

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.1Mb (12.1Mb) / 13.8in x 10.7in / 4132 x 3221 (300dpi)

Keywords

Back barn Brabant print watermark printmaker Willem Witsen 1892 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone brown height 119 mm x width 157 mm Oisterwijk rural scene rendered brown tones showing large thatched structure steep conical roof centered image flanked smaller thatched buildings wooden fence leafless trees thin branching limbs frame left right sides dense foliage buildings foreground features grassy field scattered strokes indicating vegetation narrow path furrow running across fine horizontal diagonal lines convey texture sky thatch