Study of three singing altar boys, print, Detail of the left side of the painting The Madness of Hugo van der Goes., annotation: '1er etat', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), after painting by Emile Charles Wauters, 1875, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 265 mm x width 177 mm, choir (in church), Three figures stand close together wearing long flowing robes with darker collars and cuffs, two of them holding an open book that they appear to be looking at. The central figure is taller and faces slightly toward the viewer with a partially open mouth, the figure on the right looks down at the book with a similar expression, and the figure on the left is turned in profile toward the others. The robes show detailed folds and shading, and the lower parts of the garments fall over darker skirts and visible shoes. The drawing is rendered in pencil with fine line work and tonal shading on a light background.
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Study of three singing altar boys, print, Detail of the left side of the painting The Madness of Hugo van der Goes., annotation: '1er etat', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), after painting by Emile Charles Wauters, 1875, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 265 mm x width 177 mm, choir (in church), Three figures stand close together wearing long flowing robes with darker collars and cuffs, two of them holding an open book that they appear to be looking at. The central figure is taller and faces slightly toward the viewer with a partially open mouth, the figure on the right looks down at the book with a similar expression, and the figure on the left is turned in profile toward the others. The robes show detailed folds and shading, and the lower parts of the garments fall over darker skirts and visible shoes. The drawing is rendered in pencil with fine line work and tonal shading on a light background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Study three singing altar boys print Detail left side painting Madness Hugo van der Goes annotation 1er etat printmaker Auguste Danse signed artist Emile Charles Wauters 1875 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 265 mm x width 177 mm choir in church Three figures stand close together wearing long flowing robes darker collars cuffs two them holding open book looking central figure taller faces slightly viewer partially open mouth figure right looks down book expression left turned profile detailed folds shading lower parts garments fall darker skirts visible shoes drawing rendered pencil fine line work tonal shading light background

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