Farmer's wife in a barn walking up a staircase, print, printmaker: Willem Linnig (II), 1852 - 1889, Willem Linnig (II), printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, letterpress printing, etching with plate tone, proof print with letterpress verso, height 158 mm x width 121 mm, farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife, barn, A densely hatched black ink drawing on a light background shows a narrow vertical scene with textured rock and wooden beams at the top, cascading dark marks suggesting a waterfall or flowing material down the right side, and a shaded tunnel opening near the upper center. Below, figures with simple outlines move along a path; one figure seen from behind wears a cloak and steps forward, another smaller figure faces the viewer. In the lower middle foreground several rounded vessels and jugs lie clustered among tangled lines and curved shapes. To the right a person bends forward at the waist, shown from behind with legs visible. The left margin contain...
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Farmer's wife in a barn walking up a staircase, print, printmaker: Willem Linnig (II), 1852 - 1889, Willem Linnig (II), printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, letterpress printing, etching with plate tone, proof print with letterpress verso, height 158 mm x width 121 mm, farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife, barn, A densely hatched black ink drawing on a light background shows a narrow vertical scene with textured rock and wooden beams at the top, cascading dark marks suggesting a waterfall or flowing material down the right side, and a shaded tunnel opening near the upper center. Below, figures with simple outlines move along a path; one figure seen from behind wears a cloak and steps forward, another smaller figure faces the viewer. In the lower middle foreground several rounded vessels and jugs lie clustered among tangled lines and curved shapes. To the right a person bends forward at the waist, shown from behind with legs visible. The left margin contains rocky ledges and scribbled foliage, while heavy cross-hatching frames the top and right edges, creating a contrast between darker shaded areas and paler open spaces.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B11_378

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Farmer's wife barn walking up staircase print printmaker Willem Linnig Ii 1852 - 1889 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique letterpress printing plate tone proof print letterpress verso height 158 mm x width 121 mm farmers - AA - female farmer farmer's wife densely hatched black ink drawing light background narrow vertical scene textured rock wooden beams top cascading dark marks suggesting waterfall flowing material down right side shaded tunnel opening near upper center figures simple outlines move path figure wears cloak steps forward another smaller figure faces viewer lower middle foreground several rounded vessels jugs lie clustered tangled lines curved shapes right person bends forward waist shown legs visible left margin contains rocky ledges scribbled foliage heavy cross-hatching frames right edges creating contrast darker shaded areas paler open spaces

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