Caption

Dunes near Nieuwpoort, print, printmaker: attributed to Jules Marie Armand Goethals, 1854 - 1879, Attributed to, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, plate tone and dry needle, height 233 mm x width 300 mm, dunes (sea not visible), in the dunes, Nieuwpoort (Belgium), A wide horizontal ink drawing of a coastal landscape showing rolling sand dunes in the foreground with dense clumps of grasses and low shrubs, a middle ground of rounded dune mounds and larger bushy vegetation, and a distant flat shoreline with thin horizontal lines suggesting water and a faint horizon; the sky above is pale with delicate, wispy horizontal cloud lines and faint sketchy strokes, and the whole scene is rendered in fine dark lines on a light toned background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B17_351

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.9Mb (5.8Mb) / 16.4in x 11.6in / 4914 x 3476 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dunes near Nieuwpoort print printmaker attributed Jules Marie Armand Goethals 1854 - 1879 Attributed paper etching intaglio printmaking technique drypoint plate tone dry needle height 233 mm x width 300 mm dunes sea visible Nieuwpoort Belgium wide horizontal ink drawing coastal landscape showing rolling sand dunes foreground dense clumps grasses low shrubs middle ground rounded dune mounds larger bushy vegetation distant flat shoreline thin horizontal lines suggesting water faint horizon sky pale delicate wispy horizontal cloud lines faint sketchy strokes whole scene rendered fine dark lines light toned background