Caption

The village of Abcoude (original title), View of Abcoude, The Holland (original series title), print, Village view by the water, with a sailboat in the foreground., printmaker: Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, c. 1877, Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 158 mm x width 229 mm, canals, waters (in village), Abcoude, A sepia-toned etching showing a riverside scene with a narrow sailboat on the water at left, its sail raised and hull reflected in the river, and a cluster of trees along the far bank behind it. Along the right bank there are several pitched-roof buildings and boathouses partly obscured by tall, densely drawn trees and shrubs, with roofs and chimneys rendered in fine hatch marks. A small wooden dock projects over the water near the center, and the water surface shows horizontal etched lines indicating gentle ripples. The sky occupies the upper area with sparse, wispy cloud shapes suggested by light, short strokes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B17_240

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.5Mb (5.4Mb) / 18.0in x 11.6in / 5391 x 3470 (300dpi)

Keywords

village Abcoude original title View Holland original series title print Village view water sailboat foreground printmaker Carel Nicolaas Storm van s-Gravesande c 1877 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 158 mm x width 229 mm canals waters in village sepia-toned showing riverside scene narrow sailboat left sail raised hull reflected river cluster trees far bank right bank several pitched-roof buildings boathouses partly obscured tall densely drawn shrubs roofs chimneys rendered fine hatch marks small wooden dock projects water near center water surface horizontal etched lines indicating gentle ripples sky occupies upper area sparse wispy cloud shapes suggested light short strokes