Caption

Pont soleil couchant (original title), Bridge over the water, print, printmaker: Philip Zilcken, 1867 - 1890, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 248 mm x width 160 mm, rural housing, eg country-house, villa, cottage, bridge, A monochrome etching shows a tall, leafless tree with dense, intricate branches occupying the left and center foreground, beside a dark silhouette of a house with a visible chimney; in front of the tree a small arched footbridge spans a waterway, with two small human silhouettes standing on the bridge; the water beneath reflects linear etching marks and the far bank is faintly suggested, while the sky is pale with a few small flying birds and scattered blemishes on the paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_080

License type

Rights managed

Available size

52.3Mb (11.7Mb) / 11.2in x 18.1in / 3357 x 5441 (300dpi)

Keywords

Pont soleil couchant original title Bridge water print printmaker Philip Zilcken 1867 - 1890 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 248 mm x width 160 mm rural housing eg country-house villa cottage bridge monochrome etching tall leafless tree dense intricate branches occupying left center foreground beside dark silhouette house visible chimney front tree small arched footbridge spans waterway two small human silhouettes standing water beneath reflects linear marks far bank faintly suggested sky pale flying birds scattered blemishes paper