Caption

Gate of Hotel Bellevue in Buitenzorg, print, printmaker: Willem Witsen, Amsterdam, c. 1921, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 210 mm x width 150 mm, arch, archivolt, architecture, plantation, Java, Buitenzorg (West-Java), West-Java, A monochrome etched scene shows an arched window or opening with tall slender tree trunks and foliage visible through it, a grassy area and suggestion of a small building or cottage partially obscured by the trees, crosshatched shading and linear textures filling the sky and ground, a horizontal ledge or sill beneath the arch, a small potted plant and cluster of flowers near the base of the opening, and a foreground area of flat textured surface with scattered short marks and linear patterns.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_338

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.1Mb (6.0Mb) / 12.1in x 16.4in / 3627 x 4923 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gate Hotel Bellevue Buitenzorg print printmaker Willem Witsen Amsterdam c 1921 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 210 mm x width 150 mm arch archivolt architecture plantation Java West-Java monochrome etched scene arched window opening tall slender tree trunks foliage visible grassy area suggestion small building cottage partially obscured trees crosshatched shading linear textures filling sky ground horizontal ledge sill beneath small potted plant cluster flowers near base foreground area flat textured surface scattered short marks linear patterns