Caption

Les chaloupes, Sailboats in the water, print, printmaker: James Ensor, 1888, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 177 mm x width 238 mm, ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship, A panoramic sketch on a pale background showing a group of boats with tall masts clustered near the center and right, their sails rendered with fine, vertical and diagonal ink strokes and small flags atop some masts, with reflections and horizontal hatch marks in the water beneath them; smaller vessels appear toward the left with triangular sails, and faint rippling marks extend across the water toward the foreground, while the overall composition is sparse with light, sketchy lines and a wide expanse of empty space above and around the boats.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_107

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35.5Mb (8.4Mb) / 13.7in x 10.0in / 4116 x 3012 (300dpi)

Keywords

Les chaloupes Sailboats water print printmaker James Ensor 1888 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 177 mm x width 238 mm ships in general - Cc - ship panoramic sketch pale background showing group boats tall masts clustered near center right sails rendered fine vertical diagonal ink strokes small flags atop masts reflections horizontal hatch marks water beneath them smaller vessels left triangular sails faint rippling marks extend across foreground composition sparse light sketchy lines wide expanse empty space boats