Caption

You sing! I'm quite at ease. Well, dance now., Two women with children at a doorway, print, Illustration for the fable 'The Cricket and the Ant'., printmaker: Frans Proost (signed by artist), 1885 - 1913, Frans Proost, printmaker, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 322 mm x width 235 mm, mother and baby or young child, open door, A monochrome etching shows a doorway and window set into a building with snow on the steps and ledges; a woman stands in the doorway wearing a long skirt and apron with one hand on her hip and a child beside her clutching her skirt; another woman stands on the steps holding a bundled infant in her arms while looking down toward the baby; the figures wear long dresses and shawls and the scene is rendered with fine cross-hatching and textured lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_291

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Available size

48.9Mb (6.0Mb) / 11.5in x 16.6in / 3442 x 4965 (300dpi)

Keywords

You sing! I'm quite ease Well dance now Two women children doorway print Illustration fable Cricket Ant printmaker Frans Proost signed artist 1885 - 1913 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 322 mm x width 235 mm mother baby young child open door monochrome etching window set building snow steps ledges woman stands doorway wearing long skirt apron hand hip child beside clutching skirt another woman stands steps holding bundled infant arms looking down figures wear long dresses shawls scene rendered fine cross-hatching textured lines