Caption

Forest with ditch by moonlight, print, mark: 'To Milly', printmaker: Henri Rul, dedicated to: unknown, 1884, paper, etching, retroussage, intaglio printmaking technique, height 243 mm x width 162 mm, forest, wood, moonlight, brook, A dense stand of tall leafless trees fills the scene, their dark trunks and tangled bare branches creating an intricate web against a lighter sky visible through the gaps; thick underbrush and shrubs occupy the lower foreground, and a narrow reflective waterway runs along the bottom, catching a pale vertical shimmer of light; the overall palette is monochromatic with strong contrasts between deep shadows in the trees and the faint illumination beyond them.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_344

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.7Mb (8.0Mb) / 9.4in x 14.7in / 2830 x 4415 (300dpi)

Keywords

Forest ditch moonlight print mark Milly printmaker Henri Rul dedicated unknown 1884 paper etching retroussage intaglio printmaking technique height 243 mm x width 162 mm forest wood brook dense stand tall leafless trees fills scene dark trunks tangled bare branches creating intricate web lighter sky visible gaps thick underbrush shrubs occupy lower foreground narrow reflective waterway runs bottom catching pale vertical shimmer light palette monochromatic strong contrasts deep shadows trees faint illumination beyond them