Caption

Path through landscape with puddles, print, printmaker: Maurits van der Valk (signed by artist), 1867 - 1931, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 124 mm x width 248 mm, road, path, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone), A sepia-toned etching of a riverside landscape showing rolling grassy banks leading down to a winding water channel, with clusters of tall, bushy trees and reeds along the shoreline and in the distance, a low horizon filled with more clustered treetops. The sky is filled with numerous billowing, textured clouds rendered with fine parallel lines, and the foreground includes tufts of grass and a small stumpy tree trunk near the water's edge. The composition emphasizes curved, closely spaced linework to depict the contours of the land, the rippling surface of the water, and the dense foliage, creating an overall detailed, linear appearance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B21_454

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.5Mb (6.3Mb) / 20.1in x 10.0in / 6021 x 2991 (300dpi)

Keywords

Path landscape puddles print printmaker Maurits van der Valk signed artist 1867 - 1931 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 124 mm x width 248 mm road path landscapes waters waterscapes seascapes temperate zone sepia-toned etching riverside landscape showing rolling grassy banks leading down winding water channel clusters tall bushy trees reeds shoreline distance low horizon filled clustered treetops sky filled numerous billowing textured clouds rendered fine parallel lines foreground includes tufts grass small stumpy tree trunk near water's edge composition emphasizes curved closely spaced linework depict contours land rippling surface water dense foliage creating detailed linear appearance