Caption

Two seated women reading a letter together, print, printmaker: Willem Albracht (signed by artist), 1883, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 246 mm x width 198 mm, reading, the ages of man, A monochrome etching of two seated figures shown from the waist up, one slightly behind the other and leaning close, their heads touching; both wear simple dark garments with textured shading, and one figure rests a hand on the other's shoulder while the other holds a folded sheet with visible linear marks; faces are rendered with crosshatched lines and closed or downcast eyes, hair is dark and smoothed, and the background is plain with faint scratches and tonal variations.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_080

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.8Mb (11.8Mb) / 11.1in x 14.3in / 3329 x 4285 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two seated women reading letter together print printmaker Willem Albracht signed artist 1883 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 246 mm x width 198 mm reading ages man monochrome etching two seated figures shown waist up slightly leaning close heads touching wear simple dark garments textured shading figure rests hand s shoulder holds folded sheet visible linear marks faces rendered crosshatched lines closed downcast eyes hair dark smoothed background plain faint scratches tonal variations