Caption

View of a square in Paimpol, La petite place à Paimpol, print, printmaker: Gustave Leheutre (signed by artist), publisher: Edmond Sagot, Paris, 1909 - 1913, paper, etching, engraving, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 241 mm x width 180 mm, village square, Place, Paimpol, A narrow street scene rendered in fine pencil or etching lines shows a tall, old building with a steeply pitched roof and textured masonry facade, flanked by adjacent buildings with varied rooflines and chimneys; the central building has small windows on its upper floors and larger openings at street level, where a few indistinct figures stand or sit near the doorways, while other faint figures appear along the sidewalk and in the distance; the cobbled street in the foreground leads past the buildings and shows subtle shading and marks suggesting worn surfaces, and the overall image is composed of delicate crosshatching and soft tonal variations.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_174

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36.3Mb (9.2Mb) / 10.1in x 14.0in / 3028 x 4193 (300dpi)

Keywords

View square Paimpol La petite place à Paimpol print printmaker Gustave Leheutre signed artist publisher Edmond Sagot Paris 1909 - 1913 paper etching engraving drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 241 mm x width 180 mm village square Place narrow street scene rendered fine pencil etching lines tall old building steeply pitched roof textured masonry facade flanked adjacent buildings varied rooflines chimneys central building small windows upper floors larger openings street level indistinct figures stand sit near doorways faint figures sidewalk distance cobbled street foreground leads past buildings subtle shading marks suggesting worn surfaces image composed delicate crosshatching soft tonal variations