Caption

Portrait of an unknown man on his deathbed, possibly Van Volxem, print, annotation: '2nd floor', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), 1897, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 258 mm x width 359 mm, death in old age, A sepia-toned drawing showing a reclining figure covered by a speckled blanket or drapery, with a visible head turned to the side and long hair falling over the shoulder; the face is rendered with soft shading and closed eyes, the body lines beneath the covering are suggested by fine hatch marks and contours, and the background is filled with dense vertical strokes creating a textured contrast to the more sparsely dotted foreground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_348

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.9Mb (5.4Mb) / 17.9in x 10.6in / 5377 x 3178 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait unknown man deathbed Van Volxem print annotation 2nd floor printmaker Auguste Danse signed artist 1897 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 258 mm x width 359 mm death old age sepia-toned drawing showing reclining figure covered speckled blanket drapery visible head turned side long hair falling shoulder face rendered soft shading closed eyes body lines beneath covering suggested fine hatch marks contours background filled dense vertical strokes creating textured contrast sparsely dotted foreground