Caption

A waringin (original title), Waringin in the garden of the Sultan's palace in Yogyakarta, print, A waringin, also called a weeping fig, in the garden of Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, the Sultan's palace in Yogyakarta on Java., inscription: 'private collection', printmaker: Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp (signed by artist), in or after 1898, paper, zinc etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone on zinc, height 137 mm x width 200 mm, trees, palace, Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, A large tree with a thick textured trunk and numerous branching limbs fills the foreground, its dense canopy of swirling dark foliage extending across the top of the image. Behind the tree, a flat light-colored background stretches horizontally, interrupted by silhouetted low hills and clustered shapes suggesting distant structures. Along the lower middle ground, small dark figures stand and walk near rows of round canopies and linear architectural elements. The ground beneath the tree shows visible root forms and shaded patches, and the overall image is rendered in fine, detailed pen-and-ink or etching style with varied linework and crosshatching.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B24_248

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Rights managed

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44.6Mb (6.3Mb) / 16.0in x 10.8in / 4806 x 3242 (300dpi)

Keywords

waringin original title Waringin garden Sultan's palace Yogyakarta print waringin also called weeping fig Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Java inscription private collection printmaker Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp signed artist 1898 paper zinc etching intaglio printmaking technique etching plate tone zinc height 137 mm x width 200 mm trees palace Central Java large tree thick textured trunk numerous branching limbs fills foreground dense canopy swirling dark foliage extending across top image tree flat light-colored background stretches horizontally interrupted silhouetted low hills clustered shapes suggesting distant structures lower middle ground small dark figures stand walk near rows round canopies linear architectural elements ground beneath visible root forms shaded patches rendered fine detailed pen- -ink etching style varied linework crosshatching