Caption

Seated female semi-nude, print, Study of a seated female nude seen from the back, shown twice., printmaker: George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1891 - c. 1892, ink, materials by function, paper, printing ink, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint and plate tone in brown, pasted on paper, height 193 mm x width 296 mm, height 276 mm x width 397 mm, woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude, A sepia-toned sketch on aged paper showing thin, uneven contour lines that form reclining human figures and draped fabric; one figure faces away with a turned head and visible facial outlines, another is partially reclined with limbs and folds of clothing indicated by quick hatch marks; loose, minimal lines suggest a chair or cushion beneath them and a small table with a stemmed glass near the right edge; the paper has a darker border, smudges, and scattered speckling across the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B21_384

License type

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Available size

50.6Mb (12.3Mb) / 17.5in x 11.2in / 5238 x 3374 (300dpi)

Keywords

Seated female semi-nude print Study seated female nude back shown twice printmaker George Hendrik Breitner c 1891 - c 1892 ink materials function paper printing ink drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone brown pasted height 193 mm x width 296 mm height 276 mm x 397 mm woman showing undressed quasi-nude sepia-toned sketch aged paper thin uneven contour lines form reclining human figures draped fabric figure faces away turned head visible facial outlines another partially reclined limbs folds clothing indicated quick hatch marks loose minimal lines suggest chair cushion beneath them small table stemmed glass near right edge darker border smudges scattered speckling across surface