Caption

Study of two female figures with outstretched arms, print, Study for the painting L'ile heureuse., watermark, printmaker: Albert Besnard, France, in or before 1900, Albert Besnard, printmaker, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 272 mm x width 201 mm, adult woman, A sepia-toned etching showing two women in profile with visible crosshatch shading; the upper woman faces right with short dark hair and an outstretched arm and open hand, her loose garment draped across her shoulders and back; below her a second woman with long dark hair looks upward, her hands raised and fingers entwined with the other woman's, her sleeves rolled and clothing rendered with linear shading; the background is plain and the image edges show a faint rectangular border.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A93_488

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.3Mb (11.6Mb) / 12.6in x 16.7in / 3791 x 5006 (300dpi)

Keywords

Study two female figures outstretched arms print painting L'ile heureuse watermark printmaker Albert Besnard France 1900 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 272 mm x width 201 mm adult woman sepia-toned showing two women profile visible crosshatch shading upper woman faces right short dark hair outstretched arm open hand loose garment draped across shoulders back second woman long dark hair looks upward hands raised fingers entwined woman's sleeves rolled clothing rendered linear shading background plain image edges faint rectangular border