Dying young woman with a lily, print, annotation: '2ième état - 2 épreuves', printmaker: Louise Danse (signed by artist), 1877 - 1909, paper, etching, drypoint, print in brown, intaglio printmaking technique, height 198 mm x width 259 mm, death's head, skull (symbol of Death), flowers: lily, death of a young person, A sepia-toned drawing shows a reclining woman in profile at the right edge, her long hair flowing back and her gaze directed upward; her outstretched arm and delicate hand reach toward the left. A tall stem with several large flowers and elongated leaves rises from the lower left toward the upper left. Horizontal bands and shaded planes suggest a distant landscape with a low horizon; ray-like lines emanate from a faint circular shape near the horizon toward the upper right. The image is rendered with fine linear shading and soft contours on a warm, textured background.
Caption

Dying young woman with a lily, print, annotation: '2ième état - 2 épreuves', printmaker: Louise Danse (signed by artist), 1877 - 1909, paper, etching, drypoint, print in brown, intaglio printmaking technique, height 198 mm x width 259 mm, death's head, skull (symbol of Death), flowers: lily, death of a young person, A sepia-toned drawing shows a reclining woman in profile at the right edge, her long hair flowing back and her gaze directed upward; her outstretched arm and delicate hand reach toward the left. A tall stem with several large flowers and elongated leaves rises from the lower left toward the upper left. Horizontal bands and shaded planes suggest a distant landscape with a low horizon; ray-like lines emanate from a faint circular shape near the horizon toward the upper right. The image is rendered with fine linear shading and soft contours on a warm, textured background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_279

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.1Mb (8.3Mb) / 14.3in x 11.1in / 4303 x 3337 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dying young woman lily print annotation 2ième état - 2 épreuves printmaker Louise Danse signed artist 1877 - 1909 paper etching drypoint brown intaglio printmaking technique height 198 mm x width 259 mm death's head skull symbol Death flowers death young person sepia-toned drawing reclining woman profile right edge long hair flowing back gaze directed upward outstretched arm delicate hand reach left tall stem several large flowers elongated leaves rises lower left upper left Horizontal bands shaded planes suggest distant landscape low horizon ray- lines emanate faint circular shape near horizon upper right image rendered fine linear shading soft contours warm textured background

Please log in to download the high resolution file