Caption

Seascape with sailing ships, print, printmaker: Henri Seghers, 1858 - 1913, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 239 mm x width 318 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, sea, A detailed monochrome ink drawing of multiple sailing ships clustered on calm water, showing tall masts, furled and partly unfurled sails, rigging and spars, with reflections on the water surface; the vessels vary in size and sail shape, some with multiple masts and complex crossbeams, others with single large triangular sails, and small figures are visible aboard a few of the boats; the background is left mostly empty, creating negative space above the ships.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_351

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.8Mb (10.5Mb) / 16.1in x 11.5in / 4837 x 3452 (300dpi)

Keywords

Seascape sailing ships print printmaker Henri Seghers 1858 - 1913 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 239 mm x width 318 mm sailing-ship sailing-boat sea detailed monochrome ink drawing multiple sailing ships clustered calm water showing tall masts furled partly unfurled sails rigging spars reflections water surface vessels vary size sail shape multiple masts complex crossbeams single large triangular sails small figures visible aboard boats background left mostly empty creating negative space ships