Caption

Village view, print, printmaker: Chris van der Windt, 1887 - 1952, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 139 mm, width 243 mm, prospect of village, silhouette of village, A sepia-toned etching shows a row of old houses with steep, pitched roofs and chimneys clustered along a waterway, with bare trees rising among the buildings and their thin branches extending skyward; small boats sit at the water’s edge and one is moored alongside a simple wooden dock, while laundry hangs to dry between structures and a bell tower with a pointed roof rises behind the roofs; reflections of the buildings and boats appear in the still water in the foreground, and the sky above is mostly empty with faint marks and speckles.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B23_418

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.1Mb (7.9Mb) / 20.0in x 11.3in / 6000 x 3386 (300dpi)

Keywords

Village view print printmaker Chris van der Windt 1887 - 1952 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 139 mm width 243 mm prospect village silhouette sepia-toned etching row old houses steep pitched roofs chimneys clustered waterway bare trees rising buildings thin branches extending skyward small boats sit water’s edge moored alongside simple wooden dock laundry hangs dry structures bell tower pointed roof rises roofs reflections boats water foreground sky mostly empty faint marks speckles