Caption

Three women in the grass, Am Sonntag (Böhmen), print, name: 'Orlik', printmaker: Emil Orlik, 1880 - 1932, paper, etching, relief etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 226 mm x width 219 mm, adult woman, picnic, alfresco, 'déjeuner sur l'herbe', Bohemia, Three seated women wearing patterned headscarves and long dresses occupy the lower portion of the image, drawn in fine dark lines on a tan background; two women on the left face slightly toward each other with one in a striped dress and the other in a spotted dress, their hands resting in their laps, while a third woman on the right sits with her back turned, her dotted headscarf and textured clothing rendered in dense line work; beneath them a reclining figure with a visible face lies on grass depicted with scattered stippling and short strokes, and a woven basket sits near the lower right, all framed by an empty expanse of the tan ground above.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A94_421

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.7Mb (10.4Mb) / 11.7in x 12.5in / 3507 x 3761 (300dpi)

Keywords

Three women grass Am Sonntag Böhmen print name Orlik printmaker Emil Orlik 1880 - 1932 paper etching relief etching intaglio printmaking technique height 226 mm x width 219 mm adult woman picnic alfresco déjeuner l'herbe Bohemia Three seated women wearing patterned headscarves long dresses occupy lower portion image drawn fine dark lines tan background two women left face slightly striped dress spotted dress hands resting laps third woman right sits back turned dotted headscarf textured clothing rendered dense line work beneath them reclining figure visible face lies grass depicted scattered stippling short strokes woven basket sits near lower right framed empty expanse tan ground