Caption

Rag pickers, print, Figures in Oriental clothing on a street, including a reclining man., printmaker: Marius Bauer, 1888, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 168 mm x width 168 mm, merchant, salesman, textile fabric, cloth, A rectangular etched scene occupies the center of a worn, light-colored sheet, rendered with dense dark lines and crosshatching; within the scene an arched doorway or passage is framed by vertical and curved architectural lines, and figures with draped clothing and indistinct features stand and sit near the entrance and inside the passage; the foreground shows textured ground and a seated figure leaning with limbs bent, while another cloaked figure faces inward; strong diagonal and horizontal hatch marks create shadowed areas above and to the sides of the arch, and the surrounding paper shows smudges, scratches, spots, and faint stains.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B13_172

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.4Mb (6.1Mb) / 13.7in x 13.7in / 4121 x 4109 (300dpi)

Keywords

Rag pickers print Figures Oriental clothing street reclining man printmaker Marius Bauer 1888 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 168 mm x width 168 mm merchant salesman textile fabric cloth rectangular etched scene occupies center worn light-colored sheet rendered dense dark lines crosshatching within scene arched doorway passage framed vertical curved architectural lines figures draped clothing indistinct features stand sit near entrance inside foreground textured ground seated figure leaning limbs bent another cloaked figure faces inward strong diagonal horizontal hatch marks create shadowed areas sides arch surrounding paper smudges scratches spots faint stains