Caption

Canal with rowing boats, Boat rental 'Roeilust' (Loosduinse vaart) (original title), print, printmaker: Willem de Zwart (signed by artist), c. 1890 - c. 1891, paper, Japanese paper (handmade paper), etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 231 mm x width 265 mm, rowing-boat, canoe, canal, The Hague, Loosduinen, A sepia-toned line drawing depicts a narrow waterway bordered by a row of small wooden boats tied up along a muddy bank, the boats rendered with crosshatched and parallel lines showing interior planks and curved hulls; tall reeds and grasses rise from the water’s edge with vertical and wavy strokes reflected in the rippling water; on the far side a building with a steep roof and small windows sits behind dense shrubbery and bare slender trees, the roof shaded with closely packed lines; to the right a cluster of tall trees and thicker trunks creates a textured mass of foliage and branches, while a wooden fence and stone embankment run along the shore, and the sky above is left lightly sketched.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B22_423

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.0Mb (6.1Mb) / 14.5in x 12.8in / 4355 x 3852 (300dpi)

Keywords

Canal rowing boats Boat rental Roeilust Loosduinse vaart original title print printmaker Willem de Zwart signed artist c 1890 - c 1891 paper Japanese paper handmade paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 231 mm x width 265 mm rowing-boat canoe canal Hague Loosduinen sepia-toned line drawing depicts narrow waterway bordered row small wooden boats tied up muddy bank boats rendered crosshatched parallel lines showing interior planks curved hulls tall reeds grasses rise water’s edge vertical wavy strokes reflected rippling water far side building steep roof small windows sits dense shrubbery bare slender trees roof shaded closely packed lines right cluster tall trees thicker trunks creates textured mass foliage branches wooden fence stone embankment run shore sky left lightly sketched