Caption

Vleurgat Bruxelles (original title on object), print, View of a village street., printmaker: Philip Zilcken (signed by artist), 1867 - 1890, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, zinc etching and drypoint, with plate tone, height 133 mm x width 252 mm, village street, Brussels, A sepia-toned etching of a village street lined with closely packed buildings with pitched roofs and chimneys, rendered in fine dark lines against a lighter sky; low hedges and shrubbery appear along the street edges, and a tall lamppost stands near the right side; a solitary figure wrapped in a cloak walks away from the viewer toward the distant houses while a few other small, shadowy figures are visible further down the street; the sky shows faint linear marks and scattered speckles, and the foreground has textured lines suggesting an uneven surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B19_087

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Keywords

Vleurgat Bruxelles original title object print View village street printmaker Philip Zilcken signed artist 1867 - 1890 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique zinc etching plate tone height 133 mm x width 252 mm Brussels sepia-toned etching village street lined closely packed buildings pitched roofs chimneys rendered fine dark lines lighter sky low hedges shrubbery street edges tall lamppost stands near right side solitary figure wrapped cloak walks away viewer distant houses small shadowy figures visible further down street sky faint linear marks scattered speckles foreground textured lines suggesting uneven surface