Caption

Spiderweb with humanoid spider that has captured a man, L'Araignée, print, Creature with the lower body of a spider and the upper body of a woman bends over the body of a man., printmaker: Marcel Roux (signed by artist), 1910, Marcel Roux, printmaker, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, height 446 mm x width 312 mm, (corpse of) man eaten by animals, spiders, A detailed monochrome etching shows a skeletal, emaciated human figure suspended by ropes or straps, the head tilted back and the mouth open, muscles and ribs pronounced; the limbs are thin and angular with one arm extended upward and the other draped down. The suspension lines fan outward across the composition, intersecting with triangular and linear shapes that create a sense of structure behind the figure. Dark, heavily hatched areas form a textured background with dense vertical and diagonal strokes, while lighter, more sparse crosshatching defines planes and surfaces around the central figure. At the lower right there is another contorted body rendered with visible bone and muscle detail. Overall the image is composed of tight, energetic etching lines with contrasting zones of deep shadow and pale highlights.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B21_307

License type

Rights managed

Available size

41.5Mb (6.3Mb) / 10.6in x 15.2in / 3180 x 4558 (300dpi)

Keywords

Spiderweb humanoid spider captured man L'Araignée print Creature lower body spider upper body woman bends body printmaker Marcel Roux signed artist 1910 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique drypoint height 446 mm x width 312 mm corpse of man eaten animals spiders detailed monochrome etching skeletal emaciated human figure suspended ropes straps head tilted back mouth open muscles ribs pronounced limbs thin angular arm extended upward draped down suspension lines fan outward across composition intersecting triangular linear shapes create sense structure figure Dark heavily hatched areas form textured background dense vertical diagonal strokes lighter sparse crosshatching defines planes surfaces central figure lower right another contorted body rendered visible bone muscle detail image composed tight energetic lines contrasting zones deep shadow pale highlights