Caption

Young woman with a skull in her hands, print, annotation: '2nd state', printmaker: Louise Danse (signed by artist), 1887, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 344 mm x width 226 mm, (human) skull, meditation over skull and, or crucifix, A monochrome sketch of a young person shown in profile facing left, wearing a tall, feathered hat and a textured shawl draped over the shoulders; the figure's facial features are rendered softly with a downward gaze, and gloved hands extend forward to hold a human skull, which is depicted with visible contours and shading; the clothing shows layered fabrics and folds with fine crosshatching, and the background features diagonal hatch marks contrasting with a mostly blank area.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_281

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.7Mb (11.1Mb) / 10.9in x 16.0in / 3255 x 4796 (300dpi)

Keywords

Young woman skull hands print annotation 2nd state printmaker Louise Danse signed artist 1887 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 344 mm x width 226 mm human meditation crucifix monochrome sketch young person shown profile facing left wearing tall feathered hat textured shawl draped shoulders figure's facial features rendered softly downward gaze gloved hands extend forward hold human skull depicted visible contours shading clothing layered fabrics folds fine crosshatching background features diagonal hatch marks contrasting mostly blank area