Caption

Playing children by the water (original title), print, printmaker: Willem de Zwart, c. 1895 - c. 1896, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 217 mm x width 133 mm, children's games and plays, pond, pool, civic architecture, edifices, dwellings, A sepia-toned etching depicting a narrow street or alley flanked by densely textured buildings and foliage, showing rooftops with tiles and chimneys, a multi-story house with visible windows and an open doorway, and layered stone or brickwork; a figure seen from behind stands in the foreground wearing a hat and loose clothing, facing toward the buildings, while various crosshatched shadows and scribbled lines form bushes, steps, and uneven ground, and bare tree branches stretch across the upper area of the scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_177

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.9Mb (5.3Mb) / 10.2in x 17.1in / 3071 x 5115 (300dpi)

Keywords

Playing children water original title print printmaker Willem de Zwart c 1895 - c 1896 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 217 mm x width 133 mm children's games plays pond pool civic architecture edifices dwellings sepia-toned depicting narrow street alley flanked densely textured buildings foliage showing rooftops tiles chimneys multi-story house visible windows open doorway layered stone brickwork figure stands foreground wearing hat loose clothing facing buildings various crosshatched shadows scribbled lines form bushes steps uneven ground bare tree branches stretch across upper area scene