Caption

La Sortie de cave., Maid in a doorway, Dix Eaux-fortes, dessinées et gravées by F. Bonvin, Peintre, print, printmaker: François Bonvin, publisher: Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1874 - 1887, paper, etching, stippelwerk, intaglio printmaking technique, height 271 mm x width 201 mm, Part of a ten-part series, published by Cadart in Paris in 1861 and in London in 1871., kitchen-maid, kitchen servant, basement, cellar, A monochrome scene of an interior showing a woman standing in a doorway wearing a dark bodice and a light apron tied at the waist with a ribbon, a light cap on her head, and dark shoes; she holds the door edge with one hand and a small object is visible near her other hand by her side. To her left a large vertical beam or pillar rises from floor to ceiling beneath a shelf holding small vessels and a bowl. In the darker background a window with panes and a ledge is visible, along with shelving and indistinct shapes. A wooden bucket sits on the floor near the base of the pillar, and a patterned stone or tile floor extends across the foreground. The lighting creates contrasts of shadow and light across the walls, floor, and figure.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B23_351

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42.6Mb (6.0Mb) / 11.1in x 14.9in / 3327 x 4477 (300dpi)

Keywords

La Sortie de cave Maid doorway Dix Eaux-fortes dessinées et gravées F Bonvin Peintre print printmaker François Bonvin publisher Alfred Cadart Paris 1874 - 1887 paper etching stippelwerk intaglio printmaking technique height 271 mm x width 201 mm Part ten-part series published Cadart 1861 London 1871 kitchen-maid kitchen servant basement cellar monochrome scene interior showing woman standing doorway wearing dark bodice light apron tied waist ribbon light cap head dark shoes holds door edge hand small object visible near side left large vertical beam pillar rises floor ceiling beneath shelf holding small vessels bowl darker background window panes ledge visible shelving indistinct shapes wooden bucket sits floor near base pillar patterned stone tile floor extends across foreground lighting creates contrasts shadow light across walls figure