Caption

Old woman knitting by the stove, print, annotation: '2ième état', printmaker: Louise Danse (signed by artist), 1877 - 1909, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 222 mm x width 266 mm, (other forms of) needlework, eg: crocheting, knitting, embroidering, heating stove, A monochrome sketch shows an elderly person seated and wearing a headwrap and a heavy draped garment, their head slightly bowed and eyes closed, with detailed lines indicating wrinkles on the face and hands as they hold and manipulate fabric or a small object; to the left a rounded vessel with a handle sits on a flat surface, rendered with crosshatching and shadow, and the scene is framed by a simple rectangular border on a pale background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_288

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.3Mb (9.9Mb) / 15.3in x 12.7in / 4600 x 3820 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old woman knitting stove print annotation 2ième état printmaker Louise Danse signed artist 1877 - 1909 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 222 mm x width 266 mm forms of needlework eg crocheting knitting embroidering heating stove monochrome sketch elderly person seated wearing headwrap heavy draped garment head slightly bowed eyes closed detailed lines indicating wrinkles face hands hold manipulate fabric small object left rounded vessel handle sits flat surface rendered crosshatching shadow scene framed simple rectangular border pale background