Caption

Willows by a ditch (original title), print, printmaker: Willem de Zwart, c. 1885, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 143 mm x width 183 mm, rowing-boat, canoe, trees: willow, small canal, ditch, A sepia-toned etching showing a riverside scene with a small boat in the foreground, a round object resting in the boat, and rippled water beneath. Knotted, gnarled tree trunks and thick branches extend across the middle ground with dense, textured foliage behind them. Tall grasses and reeds cluster along the water’s edge, and a low, flat landscape stretches into the distance under a wide, lightly speckled sky. The composition is rendered with fine, crosshatched lines and areas of darker ink creating contrast between the trees, vegetation, and water.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_157

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.7Mb (5.9Mb) / 14.5in x 11.4in / 4361 x 3420 (300dpi)

Keywords

Willows ditch original title print printmaker Willem de Zwart c 1885 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 143 mm x width 183 mm rowing-boat canoe trees willow small canal sepia-toned showing riverside scene small boat foreground round object resting boat rippled water beneath Knotted gnarled tree trunks thick branches extend across middle ground dense textured foliage them Tall grasses reeds cluster water’s edge low flat landscape stretches distance under wide lightly speckled sky composition rendered fine crosshatched lines areas darker ink creating contrast vegetation water