Caption

Lying nude (original title), Lying nude woman, print, printmaker: Willem de Zwart (signed by artist), c. 1915 - c. 1919, paper, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 141 mm x width 198 mm, lying figure - AA - female human figure, A monochrome sketch of a seated nude figure shown from behind with the head turned to the side, rendered with fine hatched lines; the figure's back, shoulder blades, and upper arms are visible, and the hair is short and darkly shaded. The background is filled with long, flowing, diagonal hatch marks suggesting movement or texture, and additional cross-hatching defines shadows along the figure's spine, buttocks, and limbs. The lower portion shows loosely drawn limbs and feet with softer lines, and the entire image sits on a pale, slightly textured paper.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_009

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.6Mb (5.3Mb) / 16.2in x 11.4in / 4851 x 3430 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lying nude original title Lying nude woman print printmaker Willem de Zwart signed artist c 1915 - c 1919 paper drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 141 mm x width 198 mm lying figure - AA - female human figure monochrome sketch seated nude figure shown head turned side rendered fine hatched lines figure's back shoulder blades upper arms visible hair short darkly shaded background filled long flowing diagonal hatch marks suggesting movement texture additional cross-hatching defines shadows figure's spine buttocks limbs lower portion loosely drawn feet softer lines entire image sits pale slightly textured paper