Caption

Study sheet with, among others, putti, a torch, anchor and head, print, printmaker: Adrien De Witte, 1860 - 1913, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 179 mm x width 249 mm, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', torch, parts of ship's exterior: anchor, A faded sketch on a textured beige background shows a loosely drawn profile of a face in the upper left, with jagged hairlines and crosshatched shading near the jaw, and a small cluster of scribbled marks suggesting an eye and nose; below and toward the center a rectangular bordered area contains a small figure standing on a raised platform, viewed from behind with one arm raised and curly hair, surrounded by swirling cloud-like scribbles and a dark elongated object above the figure; to the left of the figure within the bordered area is an anchor drawn with simple curved lines, and to the right are ornate curved shapes that mirror each other; the overall image contains many light pencil strokes, smudges, scratches, and areas of crosshatching across the background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B20_008

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Rights managed

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36.6Mb (8.7Mb) / 14.0in x 10.1in / 4212 x 3040 (300dpi)

Keywords

Study sheet putti torch anchor head print printmaker Adrien De Witte 1860 - 1913 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 179 mm x width 249 mm cupids amores amoretti parts ship's exterior faded sketch textured beige background loosely drawn profile face upper left jagged hairlines crosshatched shading near jaw small cluster scribbled marks suggesting eye nose center rectangular bordered area contains small figure standing raised platform viewed arm raised curly hair surrounded swirling cloud- scribbles dark elongated object figure left figure within bordered area anchor drawn simple curved lines right ornate shapes mirror image contains light pencil strokes smudges scratches areas crosshatching across background