Caption

At the source, print, A man lets his horse drink at a spring. In the background a cliff on which a few trees grow., printmaker: Marius Bauer (signed by artist), 1899, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, height 176 mm x width 128 mm, drinking, horse, spring, source of river or stream - HH - ideal landscapes, A sepia-toned etching shows a rocky cliff face with jagged ledges and overhanging dark foliage at the top, rendered with dense crosshatching and fine line work; near the lower center a hunched human figure draped in long, tattered robes leans forward, head bowed and hair hanging, with loosely sketched hands and feet partially visible; surrounding the figure are vertical striations and textured shadows suggesting rock surfaces and deep recesses, while sparse, scribbled vegetation appears on ledges and at the cliff edges, and a darker mass of closely hatched shading forms a deep chasm to the right.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_328

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.0Mb (9.8Mb) / 9.6in x 13.7in / 2886 x 4117 (300dpi)

Keywords

source print man lets horse drink spring background cliff trees grow printmaker Marius Bauer signed artist 1899 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 176 mm x width 128 mm drinking horse river stream - HH - ideal landscapes sepia-toned etching rocky cliff face jagged ledges overhanging dark foliage top rendered dense crosshatching fine line work near lower center hunched human figure draped long tattered robes leans forward head bowed hair hanging loosely sketched hands feet partially visible surrounding figure vertical striations textured shadows suggesting rock surfaces deep recesses sparse scribbled vegetation ledges cliff edges darker mass closely hatched shading forms deep chasm right