Caption

Young woman with a dove, print, annotation: 'Épreuve d'artiste', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), Bergen (Belgium), after design by Antoine Joseph Bourlard, 1877, Auguste Danse, Antoine Joseph Bourlard, printmaker, after design by, paper, chine collé, etching, height 466 mm x width 341 mm, adolescent, young woman, maiden, doves, pigeons, A seated woman with long braided hair wears a patterned flowing dress and holds a bird close to her face, cradling it with both hands; the bird's wings are partially extended. Her head is tilted toward the bird and her eyes are closed. The fabric of her dress and shawl shows floral designs and detailed folds, pooling around her on the seat and floor. Behind her is a textured decorative wall covering with repeating motifs. Near the base of the drapery on the floor is a shallow dish with small scattered items beside it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_377

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.1Mb (6.6Mb) / 9.3in x 14.2in / 2794 x 4267 (300dpi)

Keywords

Young woman dove print annotation Épreuve d'artiste printmaker Auguste Danse signed artist Bergen Belgium design Antoine Joseph Bourlard 1877 paper chine collé etching height 466 mm x width 341 mm adolescent young woman maiden doves pigeons seated woman long braided hair wears patterned flowing dress holds bird close face cradling hands bird's wings partially extended head tilted bird eyes closed fabric shawl floral designs detailed folds pooling seat floor textured decorative wall covering repeating motifs Near base drapery shallow dish small scattered items beside