Caption

Fishing boats at Katwijk, print, Two boats on the beach of Katwijk, one lying on land and the other in the water., printmaker: Alphonse Stengelin (signed by artist), 1862 - 1910, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone in brown, height 238 mm x width 276 mm, beach, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, sea, A sepia-toned drawing of two sailboats near a shoreline, each boat with tall masts and billowing sails rendered in fine linework; the larger boat on the left shows detailed rigging and a furled lower sail, while the smaller boat on the right has a high mast and a partially lowered sail. Several small figures stand and sit on the beach between and beside the boats, some carrying or gathered around baskets, and one figure wades in shallow water. The horizon line is low and faint, and the sky area is mostly empty with subtle paper texture and light markings.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B18_095

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Rights managed

Available size

42.5Mb (10.6Mb) / 13.8in x 12.0in / 4134 x 3592 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fishing boats Katwijk print Two boats beach lying land water printmaker Alphonse Stengelin signed artist 1862 - 1910 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone brown height 238 mm x width 276 mm sailing-ship sailing-boat sea sepia-toned drawing two sailboats near shoreline boat tall masts billowing sails rendered fine linework larger boat left detailed rigging furled lower sail smaller boat right high mast partially lowered sail Several small figures stand sit beside boats carrying gathered baskets figure wades shallow water horizon line low faint sky area mostly empty subtle paper texture light markings