Caption

Young woman walks barefoot through the countryside with a pitchfork over her shoulder, print, printmaker: Frans Van Kuyck, 1862 - 1911, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 268 mm x width 199 mm, adolescent, young woman, maiden, agricultural implements: pitchfork, A standing woman in a simple dress and apron is shown in a sketch style, facing slightly toward the viewer with her arms extended to hold a long pole across her shoulders; she has a bundle of long stalks or sheaves tied and resting on her shoulder and back, with loose strands falling down beside her. Her hair is short and tucked close to her head, and a piece of cloth is wrapped around her waist and draped at her side. She stands barefoot on a textured ground with distant low mounds or haystacks and a small tree visible on the horizon. The image is rendered with fine lines and shading on a light, slightly textured background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B18_305

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.7Mb (9.8Mb) / 9.2in x 14.6in / 2772 x 4372 (300dpi)

Keywords

Young woman walks barefoot countryside pitchfork shoulder print printmaker Frans Van Kuyck 1862 - 1911 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 268 mm x width 199 mm adolescent young woman maiden agricultural implements standing woman simple dress apron shown sketch style facing slightly viewer arms extended hold long pole across shoulders bundle long stalks sheaves tied resting back loose strands falling down beside hair short tucked close head piece cloth wrapped waist draped side stands barefoot textured ground distant low mounds haystacks small tree visible horizon image rendered fine lines shading light slightly textured background