Caption

Two sailing ships on the Scheldt, print, number: '322', printmaker: Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande (signed by artist), 1889 - 1902, Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, paper, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 118 mm x width 170 mm, Possibly mentioned in: Storm van 's-Gravesande, Charles. Catalogue des eaux-fortes et lithographies. New York: sn, 1903, or in an unknown later edition of the manuscript. Presumably listed as catalogue number 322., sailing-ship, sailing-boat, river, Scheldt, A sketch in muted tones showing a calm sea with two sailboats in the foreground, the nearer boat with a large billowing sail and a smaller sail angled alongside, both hulls sketched with visible planks and small figures seated on the nearer boat, rippling water lines beneath them, a distant shoreline with faint outlines of other ships on the horizon, and a cluster of wooden structures or pilings extending from the water at the right, all rendered with fine, linear pencil strokes on textured paper.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B12_328

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Keywords

Two sailing ships Scheldt print number 322 printmaker Carel Nicolaas Storm van s-Gravesande signed artist 1889 - 1902 paper drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 118 mm x width 170 mm mentioned in Storm van Charles Catalogue des eaux-fortes et lithographies New York sn 1903 unknown later edition manuscript Presumably listed catalogue number 322 sailing-ship sailing-boat river sketch muted tones showing calm sea two sailboats foreground nearer boat large billowing sail smaller sail angled alongside hulls sketched visible planks small figures seated rippling water lines beneath them distant shoreline faint outlines horizon cluster wooden structures pilings extending water right rendered fine linear pencil strokes textured paper