Caption

Dying young woman with a lily, print, annotation: '1er Etat - 2 épreuves', printmaker: Louise Danse (signed by artist), 1877 - 1909, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, etching and drypoint with plate tone, proof, 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 showing a reclining female figure occupying the lower right area, her head tilted back with eyes looking upward and long hair flowing behind her, a feather or wing-like shape near the back of her head, one arm extended outward with a delicately drawn hand and fingers relaxed, the other arm bent and resting across her body, soft shading and fine linework defining facial features, hair, and drapery, and a large empty background of textured paper filling the rest of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_280

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.9Mb (7.4Mb) / 14.5in x 11.0in / 4345 x 3294 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dying young woman lily print annotation 1er Etat - 2 épreuves printmaker Louise Danse signed artist 1877 - 1909 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone proof height 198 mm x width 259 mm death's head skull symbol Death flowers death young person sepia-toned drawing showing reclining female figure occupying lower right area head tilted back eyes looking upward long hair flowing feather wing- shape near arm extended outward delicately drawn hand fingers relaxed arm bent resting across body soft shading fine linework defining facial features drapery large empty background textured paper filling rest image