Caption

Highlands of Bandung on Java, In the plain of Bandung (original title), print, 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 103 mm x width 242 mm, mountains (in tropical and sub-tropical regions), steppes, open fields, Java, West-Java, Bandung, A sepia-toned ink landscape shows a range of layered, rounded mountains across the middle ground, with textured lines indicating slopes and ridges. In front of the mountains is a flat plain extending to the foreground, interrupted by clusters of low vegetation and slender lines suggesting grasses or water reflections. Several stylized trees with dense, rounded canopies and visible trunks stand along the plain, two grouped toward the right and a pair closer to the left. Sparse, elongated cloud shapes float in the sky above the mountains. The drawing is composed of fine, flowing pen strokes and crosshatching on a lightly textured paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B20_252

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.3Mb (7.7Mb) / 19.2in x 7.3in / 5770 x 2196 (300dpi)

Keywords

Highlands Bandung Java plain original title print Mountains background printmaker Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp signed artist 1899 1913 paper zinc etching intaglio printmaking technique etching plate tone zinc height 103 mm x width 242 mm mountains in tropical sub-tropical regions steppes open fields West-Java sepia-toned ink landscape range layered rounded mountains across middle ground textured lines indicating slopes ridges front flat extending foreground interrupted clusters low vegetation slender lines suggesting grasses water reflections Several stylized trees dense rounded canopies visible trunks stand two grouped right pair closer left Sparse elongated cloud shapes float sky drawing composed fine flowing pen strokes crosshatching lightly textured paper