Caption

Young woman with a skull in her hands, print, annotation: '1er état', 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 sepia-toned pen drawing of a woman in profile facing left, wearing a tall, textured hat with feathers and a layered, fur-trimmed shawl over a fitted dress, her hair peeking from beneath the hat and her expression neutral; she holds a human skull in both gloved hands at waist level, the skull turned slightly toward her; detailed crosshatching provides shading on her clothing and a diagonally hatched background behind her, with the lower portion of the image showing the folds and drapery of her skirt.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_282

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.8Mb (9.9Mb) / 11.0in x 17.9in / 3309 x 5362 (300dpi)

Keywords

Young woman skull hands print annotation 1er état printmaker Louise Danse signed artist 1887 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 344 mm x width 226 mm human meditation crucifix sepia-toned pen drawing woman profile facing left wearing tall textured hat feathers layered fur-trimmed shawl fitted dress hair peeking beneath hat expression neutral holds human skull gloved hands waist level turned slightly detailed crosshatching provides shading clothing diagonally hatched background lower portion image showing folds drapery skirt