Caption

A Silent Day (original title), Drecht, print, A sailing ship on the river Drecht in South Holland. A windmill in the background on the right., printmaker: Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp (signed by artist), 1914-07-14, paper, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint and plate tone, proof print, height 126 mm x width 175 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, A pencil drawing of a waterside scene dominated by a large sailboat in the foreground with darkly shaded sails and slender rigging, its hull reflected in calm water below. The shoreline curves gently to the right with textured grasses and linear furrows, and in the background a low horizon shows small buildings and a windmill with sails. Near the right shore a small figure stands beside a smaller animal, and faint horizontal marks suggest clouds in the sky. The image is rendered in soft sepia tones with thin, sketchlike lines and subtle shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B21_196

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.6Mb (9.7Mb) / 14.2in x 9.7in / 4267 x 2916 (300dpi)

Keywords

Silent Day original title Drecht print sailing ship river Drecht South Holland windmill background right printmaker Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp signed artist 1914-07-14 paper drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone proof print height 126 mm x width 175 mm sailing-ship sailing-boat pencil drawing waterside scene dominated large sailboat foreground darkly shaded sails slender rigging hull reflected calm water shoreline curves gently textured grasses linear furrows low horizon small buildings Near right shore small figure stands beside smaller animal faint horizontal marks suggest clouds sky image rendered soft sepia tones thin sketchlike lines subtle shading