Caption

Sailing ships, print, printmaker: Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1870 - 1931, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 307 mm x width 439 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, Zuiderzee, A sepia-toned ink sketch of sailing boats on choppy water, with a large sailboat tilted forward in the foreground showing detailed crosshatching on its sails and hull, a crew member visible near the stern, another sailboat partly visible behind it with a similar rigging, and additional small sailboats on the distant horizon; the sky is filled with fine, horizontal and curved strokes suggesting clouds and movement, and the sea is rendered with rhythmic, short lines indicating waves and foam.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B21_475

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.5Mb (12.7Mb) / 18.6in x 12.2in / 5569 x 3670 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sailing ships print printmaker Willem Bastiaan Tholen 1870 - 1931 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 307 mm x width 439 mm sailing-ship sailing-boat Zuiderzee sepia-toned ink sketch sailing boats choppy water large sailboat tilted forward foreground showing detailed crosshatching sails hull crew member visible near stern another sailboat partly visible rigging additional small sailboats distant horizon sky filled fine horizontal curved strokes suggesting clouds movement sea rendered rhythmic short lines indicating waves foam