Caption

In the garden at Buitenzorg (original title), Waringin trees in a garden in Buitenzorg, print, Waringin trees, also called weeping figs, with aerial roots, in a garden in Buitenzorg, present-day Bogor. On verso a fragment of an etching with sailing ships at sea., printmaker: Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp (signed by artist), in or after 1898, paper, zinc etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone on zinc, height 106 mm x width 306 mm, trees, Java, Buitenzorg (West-Java), West-Java, An intricate sepia-toned ink drawing of a swampy forest with many trees of varying thickness, long exposed roots twisting over the ground, and hanging moss or drapery-like growths suspended from branches; the composition stretches wide with dense root systems in the foreground, slender trunks rising and curving, a layered background of more distant trees and arching branches, and areas where large horizontal limbs create canopy-like forms with dripping textures, all rendered with fine linear detail and crosshatching on a textured paper surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B21_184

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Keywords

In garden Buitenzorg original title Waringin trees print also called weeping figs aerial roots present-day Bogor verso fragment etching sailing ships sea printmaker Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp signed artist 1898 paper zinc etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone zinc height 106 mm x width 306 mm trees Java West-Java intricate sepia-toned ink drawing swampy forest varying thickness long exposed roots twisting ground hanging moss drapery- growths suspended branches composition stretches wide dense root systems foreground slender trunks rising curving layered background distant trees arching branches areas large horizontal limbs create canopy- forms dripping textures rendered fine linear detail crosshatching textured paper surface