Caption

Sitting woman (original title), print, printmaker: Willem de Zwart, c. 1915 - c. 1916, paper, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint and plate tone, printed in brown, height 216 mm x width 162 mm, historical persons, adult woman, A sepia-toned sketch of a seated person in profile facing left, with short, tousled hair held back by a narrow band, a visible ear, and a defined nose and lips; the figure wears a loose, draped garment with broad, textured strokes indicating folds and shadows across the shoulders and chest, one arm bent with a hand resting near the torso and the other hand partially visible lower down; the background is plain with subtle vertical and horizontal texture and faint sketch marks scattered around the figure.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_007

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55.3Mb (6.0Mb) / 12.4in x 17.3in / 3721 x 5191 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sitting woman original title print printmaker Willem de Zwart c 1915 - c 1916 paper drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone printed brown height 216 mm x width 162 mm historical persons adult woman sepia-toned sketch seated person profile facing left short tousled hair held back narrow band visible ear defined nose lips figure wears loose draped garment broad textured strokes indicating folds shadows across shoulders chest arm bent hand resting near torso hand partially visible lower down background plain subtle vertical horizontal texture faint sketch marks scattered figure