Caption

Woman bending over dreaming man outside, print, printmaker: Adolphe Mouilleron, printer (person): Victor Jacques Bertauts, Paris, 1851 - 1865, printer (person), paper, chine collé, lithography, lithography with planing technique on chine collé, height 362 mm x width 273 mm, adult woman, adult man, dream, A detailed black and white drawing shows a reclining figure lying on the ground with one arm raised toward the face and legs outstretched, clothing rendered with textured shading and boots at the feet. A second figure leans over the first, wearing a light dress with a fitted bodice and a shawl draped around the shoulders, hair pulled back. Surrounding them are dense, leafy plants and tangled foliage framing the lower sides of the scene. Above and behind the figures a large, cloudlike mass formed of soft, swirling shading fills the upper area, with suggestions of shapes and flowing lines within it. The overall composition uses varied pencil or charcoal strokes and delicate cross-hatching to create depth and contrast.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B12_146

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.7Mb (12.0Mb) / 11.1in x 13.9in / 3318 x 4181 (300dpi)

Keywords

Woman bending dreaming man outside print printmaker Adolphe Mouilleron printer person Victor Jacques Bertauts Paris 1851 - 1865 paper chine collé lithography planing technique height 362 mm x width 273 mm adult woman adult man dream detailed black white drawing reclining figure lying ground arm raised face legs outstretched clothing rendered textured shading boots feet second figure leans first wearing light dress fitted bodice shawl draped shoulders hair pulled back Surrounding them dense leafy plants tangled foliage framing lower sides scene figures large cloudlike mass formed soft swirling shading fills upper area suggestions shapes flowing lines within composition uses varied pencil charcoal strokes delicate cross-hatching create depth contrast