Caption

Cemetery south of Yogyakarta on Java, Native cemetery (original title), print, A cemetery with burial mounds and wooden and stone graves. Mountains in the background., printmaker: Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp (signed by artist), 1899, 1913, paper, zinc etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone on zinc, height 144 mm x width 240 mm, cemetery, park-like burying ground, mountains (in tropical and sub-tropical regions), Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, A detailed ink drawing of a landscape featuring a large, gnarled tree in the foreground with twisting branches and dense clusters of elongated leaves, under which smaller shrubs and flowering plants grow. A thatched-roof structure sits partially obscured by vegetation and low stone walls with rounded stones and carved blocks visible near the base. Rolling hills with textured striations rise behind the middle ground, leading to a flat-topped rocky plateau on the horizon with vertical cliff faces. Clouds are suggested above the hills, and additional rounded bushes and small trees dot the slopes. The composition is rendered in fine, cross-hatched lines and tonal shading on a warm-toned paper.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B20_251

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Rights managed

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52.5Mb (6.1Mb) / 19.1in x 10.7in / 5738 x 3201 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cemetery south Yogyakarta Java Native cemetery original title print cemetery burial mounds wooden stone graves Mountains background printmaker Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp signed artist 1899 1913 paper zinc etching intaglio printmaking technique etching plate tone zinc height 144 mm x width 240 mm park- burying ground mountains in tropical sub-tropical regions Central Java detailed ink drawing landscape featuring large gnarled tree foreground twisting branches dense clusters elongated leaves under smaller shrubs flowering plants grow thatched-roof structure sits partially obscured vegetation low stone walls rounded stones carved blocks visible near base Rolling hills textured striations rise middle ground leading flat-topped rocky plateau horizon vertical cliff faces Clouds suggested hills additional rounded bushes small trees dot slopes composition rendered fine cross-hatched lines tonal shading warm-toned paper