Unloading ships (original title), Moored ships on the bank of the Ganges in Benares, print, Several figures unload the ships using gangplanks., printmaker: Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp, 1914-05, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone in brown on celluloid, proof print, height 150 mm x width 200 mm, carrying something on the head or on the shoulders, ships (in general), Ganges (river), A sepia-toned pencil drawing of a crowded harbor scene featuring many small wooden boats with curved hulls and tall masts, some with canvas covers and small cabin-like structures, interlaced rigging lines, and long oars; several human figures are visible carrying rectangular loads on their heads, standing or walking on the boats and docks, and some figures are seated or leaning on boat edges; the shoreline shows clustered boats pulled up on sand and water surfaces with gentle ripples, and faint distant buildings and shoreline across the water; detailed line work emphasizes...
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Unloading ships (original title), Moored ships on the bank of the Ganges in Benares, print, Several figures unload the ships using gangplanks., printmaker: Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp, 1914-05, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone in brown on celluloid, proof print, height 150 mm x width 200 mm, carrying something on the head or on the shoulders, ships (in general), Ganges (river), A sepia-toned pencil drawing of a crowded harbor scene featuring many small wooden boats with curved hulls and tall masts, some with canvas covers and small cabin-like structures, interlaced rigging lines, and long oars; several human figures are visible carrying rectangular loads on their heads, standing or walking on the boats and docks, and some figures are seated or leaning on boat edges; the shoreline shows clustered boats pulled up on sand and water surfaces with gentle ripples, and faint distant buildings and shoreline across the water; detailed line work emphasizes wood grain, planking, ropes, and decorative prow carvings, and the overall composition is filled with overlapping vessels and vertical mast lines.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Unloading ships original title Moored ships bank Ganges Benares print Several figures unload ships using gangplanks printmaker Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp 1914-05 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone brown celluloid proof print height 150 mm x width 200 mm carrying something head shoulders in general river sepia-toned pencil drawing crowded harbor scene featuring small wooden boats curved hulls tall masts canvas covers small cabin- structures interlaced rigging lines long oars several human figures visible carrying rectangular loads heads standing walking boats docks figures seated leaning boat edges shoreline clustered boats pulled up sand water surfaces gentle ripples faint distant buildings shoreline across water detailed line work emphasizes wood grain planking ropes decorative prow carvings composition filled overlapping vessels vertical mast lines

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