Caption

Ten miners on their way to work, print, inscription: '2 em Etat', printmaker: Karl Meunier, after design by Constantin Emile Meunier (attributed to), 1874 - 1894, Attributed to, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 208 mm x width 299 mm, miner, A monochromatic drawing shows a group of standing figures walking in profile across the foreground, each dressed in loose clothing and hats and holding tools with long handles; the figures are rendered with detailed shading and contoured lines that emphasize folds in their garments and the motion of their legs and arms. The background features a sloping, textured hillside that rises behind the figures, and a distant structure with a tall vertical chimney that emits a plume of smoke, visible against a sky filled with horizontal hatch marks. The ground beneath the figures is indicated with closely spaced horizontal strokes, and the overall image uses tonal variations created by crosshatching and linear shading to define forms and depth.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_149

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.7Mb (6.0Mb) / 15.8in x 10.5in / 4740 x 3151 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ten miners way work print inscription 2 em Etat printmaker Karl Meunier design Constantin Emile Meunier attributed 1874 - 1894 Attributed paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 208 mm x width 299 mm miner monochromatic drawing group standing figures walking profile across foreground dressed loose clothing hats holding tools long handles figures rendered detailed shading contoured lines emphasize folds garments motion legs arms background features sloping textured hillside rises distant structure tall vertical chimney emits plume smoke visible sky filled horizontal hatch marks ground beneath indicated closely spaced horizontal strokes image uses tonal variations created crosshatching linear shading define forms depth