Caption

Woman at the spinning wheel, print, annotation: '1 une fileuse par Baerckmans', annotation: 'état Baerckmans 11 ?', printmaker: attributed to Baerckmans, c. 1850 - in or before 1909, Attributed to, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, proof print, height 357 mm x width 210 mm, Date of artist's death unknown. Therefore, the date of acquisition has been used to determine the rights to this object., spinning-wheel, An etching in muted tones shows an elderly woman seated and hunched over, wearing a dark dress with a light collar and a head covering, her face rendered with soft, indistinct lines; she holds something small in her hands near her lap. A wooden spinning wheel with spokes and a turned handle is beside her, and a bundle of twisted cords or yarn hangs nearby. The background and surrounding surfaces are textured with crosshatched shading, and a small rounded container rests on the floor near the lower left corner.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_119

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.7Mb (6.5Mb) / 11.6in x 14.6in / 3491 x 4376 (300dpi)

Keywords

Woman spinning wheel print annotation 1 fileuse par Baerckmans état Baerckmans 11 printmaker attributed Baerckmans c 1850 - 1909 Attributed paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone proof print height 357 mm x width 210 mm Date artist's death unknown date acquisition determine rights object spinning-wheel muted tones elderly woman seated hunched wearing dark dress light collar head covering face rendered soft indistinct lines holds something small hands near lap wooden spinning wheel spokes turned handle beside bundle twisted cords yarn hangs nearby background surrounding surfaces textured crosshatched shading small rounded container rests floor near lower left corner