Caption

Country road, Hérouville (original title), Country road with wagon, print, number: '1', printmaker: Maurits van der Valk (signed by artist), 1867 - 1914, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 176 mm x width 119 mm, road, path, (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart, Hérouville-Saint-Clair, A vertical sepia-toned line drawing depicting a road or path flanked by tall, densely scribbled trees on both sides, with the trees forming a canopy that narrows toward the center. The trunks are drawn with vertical lines and hatch marks, the foliage rendered as tangled, looping scribbles. A small, roughly sketched wagon or carriage driven by a figure is visible near the center where the path converges, silhouetted against a lighter background. The foreground shows a broad plain of the path with scattered short strokes and marks, and the left and right edges feature rocky or uneven ground indicated by angular lines and shading. Overall the image is composed of thin dark ink lines on a textured, paper-like background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B20_121

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.9Mb (5.4Mb) / 9.8in x 14.6in / 2954 x 4368 (300dpi)

Keywords

Country road Hérouville original title wagon print number 1 printmaker Maurits van der Valk signed artist 1867 - 1914 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 176 mm x width 119 mm road path farm freight wagon cart Hérouville-Saint-Clair vertical sepia-toned line drawing depicting path flanked tall densely scribbled trees sides trees forming canopy narrows center trunks drawn vertical lines hatch marks foliage rendered tangled looping scribbles small roughly sketched carriage driven figure visible near path converges silhouetted lighter background foreground broad plain scattered short strokes marks left right edges feature rocky uneven ground indicated angular lines shading image composed thin dark ink lines textured paper- background