Caption

Nocturnal snow landscape with shadowy figures on the path, print, printmaker: Auguste Danse, after design by Gustave Den Duyts, 1885, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 259 mm x width 418 mm, full moon, night, landscape (sometimes titled 'Nox'), A sepia-toned landscape showing a muddy road flanked by bare trees and tall grasses, with a frozen or calm body of water visible to the left and more water or marsh to the right; small houses and a church with a spire sit among dense trees in the midground, and several small figures walk along the road, some accompanied by dogs; the sky is lightly textured with a low sun or bright area near the horizon, and the scene is rendered with fine cross-hatched lines and varied shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B16_409

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.9Mb (6.9Mb) / 18.8in x 10.5in / 5630 x 3161 (300dpi)

Keywords

Nocturnal snow landscape shadowy figures path print printmaker Auguste Danse design Gustave Den Duyts 1885 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 259 mm x width 418 mm full moon night landscape sometimes titled Nox sepia-toned landscape showing muddy road flanked bare trees tall grasses frozen calm body water visible left water marsh right small houses church spire sit dense trees midground several small figures walk road accompanied dogs sky lightly textured low sun bright area near horizon scene rendered fine cross-hatched lines varied shading