Caption

Men playing billiards in a café, print, workshop stamp: 'Antwerpsche Etsers 1880', printmaker: Frans Proost (signed by artist), 1889, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 237 mm x width 317 mm, inn, coffee-house, public house, billiards, pipe, tobacco, A sepia-toned etching shows a scene of men around a billiard table inside a room. Four men stand close to the table, leaning and holding cues, with one man bent over the table lining up a shot while another leans at the opposite side watching intently. Two other men stand behind them, one with a pipe and the other holding a cue upright. The table occupies the center of the image with balls visible on its surface and a wooden leg in the foreground. In the background through a doorway, two seated men face each other at a small table, one holding a pipe. The room contains simple furnishings, a hanging lamp, a shelf or mantle with small objects, and a wall with a hanging pan. The floor is plain and worn, and the figures wear dark coats and caps.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_286

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43.2Mb (6.2Mb) / 14.1in x 11.9in / 4235 x 3565 (300dpi)

Keywords

Men playing billiards café print workshop stamp Antwerpsche Etsers 1880 printmaker Frans Proost signed artist 1889 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 237 mm x width 317 mm inn coffee-house public house pipe tobacco sepia-toned etching scene men billiard table inside room Four men stand close table leaning holding cues man bent lining up shot another leans opposite side watching intently Two men stand them holding cue upright table occupies center image balls visible surface wooden leg foreground background doorway two seated men face small table contains simple furnishings hanging lamp shelf mantle small objects wall hanging pan floor plain worn figures wear dark coats caps