Caption

Bridge over a canal in a landscape with trees, houses, and shrubbery, Giethoorn (original title), print, printmaker: Willem Bastiaan Tholen (signed by artist), 1870 - 1914, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, etching and drypoint with plate tone, printed in brown, height 145 mm x width 216 mm, rural housing, eg country-house, villa, cottage, bridge, small canal, ditch, A sepia-toned etching shows a rural scene with a narrow stream running toward the foreground, flanked by dense foliage and clusters of rounded flowers on the right; a simple wooden footbridge spans the water near the middle, reflected faintly in the surface below; a slender tree and taller shrubbery rise behind the bridge, and a low thatched building with a chimney is visible beyond the foliage on the right while another darkened structure appears at the left edge; the ground on either side of the stream is marked with grassy strokes and scattered plants, and the sky is left largely unmarked.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B22_384

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.9Mb (10.1Mb) / 15.1in x 9.7in / 4527 x 2924 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bridge canal landscape trees houses shrubbery Giethoorn original title print printmaker Willem Bastiaan Tholen signed artist 1870 - 1914 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone printed brown height 145 mm x width 216 mm rural housing eg country-house villa cottage bridge small canal ditch sepia-toned etching rural scene narrow stream running foreground flanked dense foliage clusters rounded flowers right simple wooden footbridge spans water near middle reflected faintly surface slender tree taller rise low thatched building chimney visible beyond foliage another darkened structure left edge ground side stream marked grassy strokes scattered plants sky left largely unmarked