Caption

Zanddiggers (original title), print, printmaker: Willem de Zwart, c. 1887 - c. 1888, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 159 mm x width 225 mm, digging (industrial process), sand (soil type), A monochrome sketch of a shoreline scene shows three men in the foreground standing on sandy mounds and a fourth man bent over digging with a spade near the water; the standing figures wear simple work clothing with one wearing a dark cap and another a lighter cap, and one carries a tool or bucket in his hand; the horizon features a flat expanse of water with faint outlines of sailboats and low structures, and the foreground is filled with textured lines indicating sand and shallow depressions.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_104

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.9Mb (11.3Mb) / 17.7in x 12.1in / 5303 x 3618 (300dpi)

Keywords

Zanddiggers original title print printmaker Willem de Zwart c 1887 - c 1888 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 159 mm x width 225 mm digging industrial process sand soil type monochrome sketch shoreline scene three men foreground standing sandy mounds fourth man bent spade near water standing figures wear simple work clothing wearing dark cap another lighter cap carries tool bucket hand horizon features flat expanse faint outlines sailboats low structures foreground filled textured lines indicating shallow depressions