Caption

Landscape with trees, houses and walking figure, Soir a Etterbeek (Bruxelles) (original title), print, printmaker: Philip Zilcken (signed by artist), 1867 - 1890, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, zinc etching and drypoint, with plate tone, height 234 mm x width 145 mm, low hill country, walking, Etterbeek, A monochrome etched landscape showing a textured sky above a gently sloping terrain, with dense, detailed linear marks forming a tall, leafy tree near the center right and lower clusters of shrubs and grass along a winding path. A solitary, cloaked figure stands on the path facing away, rendered in darker, crosshatched strokes. In the distant right background a suggestion of a simple fence or railing and a low structure appear partially obscured by vegetation. The foreground contains rough, striated ground with tufts of grass and layered scratching that create a worn, weathered appearance across the entire scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_085

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.4Mb (8.0Mb) / 11.7in x 19.1in / 3497 x 5733 (300dpi)

Keywords

Landscape trees houses walking figure Soir Etterbeek Bruxelles original title print printmaker Philip Zilcken signed artist 1867 - 1890 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique zinc etching plate tone height 234 mm x width 145 mm low hill country walking monochrome etched landscape showing textured sky gently sloping terrain dense detailed linear marks forming tall leafy tree near center right lower clusters shrubs grass winding path solitary cloaked figure stands path facing away rendered darker crosshatched strokes distant right background suggestion simple fence railing low structure partially obscured vegetation foreground contains rough striated ground tufts layered scratching create worn weathered appearance across entire scene