Caption

Woman by a washbasin, print, annotation: '2nd state', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), 1882, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 318 mm x width 247 mm, laundering, A monochrome line drawing of an older woman leaning forward over a wooden barrel, wearing a headscarf with a ruffled edge and a shawl draped over her shoulders; her face is shown in profile with downcast eyes and visible facial lines, her sleeves are rolled and one forearm rests on the barrel while her hands press against a cloth or object on the barrel's rim; the barrel shows visible staves and hoops, and the woman's clothing has detailed folds and parallel hatch shading throughout the composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_383

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.7Mb (5.2Mb) / 13.1in x 17.1in / 3933 x 5125 (300dpi)

Keywords

Woman washbasin print annotation 2nd state printmaker Auguste Danse signed artist 1882 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 318 mm x width 247 mm laundering monochrome line drawing older woman leaning forward wooden barrel wearing headscarf ruffled edge shawl draped shoulders face shown profile downcast eyes visible facial lines sleeves rolled forearm rests barrel hands press cloth object barrel's rim visible staves hoops woman's clothing detailed folds parallel hatch shading composition