Caption

Factory workers' strike, Scène de grève, print, printmaker: Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1897, Jean-Louis Forain, printmaker, paper, lithography, height 228 mm x width 294 mm, factory-building, factory in landscape, strike (political demonstration), working class, laborers, A charcoal drawing shows a crowd of people gathered closely together in the lower portion of the image, their faces turned upward with varied expressions and layered clothing; a figure in dark outerwear stands elevated on a rock or platform to the right, leaning forward and pointing outward with an extended arm; behind them a broad expanse suggests water or open ground leading to distant low buildings and a tall smokestack emitting a dark plume that stretches across a cloudy sky; the scene is rendered in tonal shading with dense lines and textured strokes.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B24_395

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Rights managed

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51.4Mb (9.2Mb) / 16.4in x 12.2in / 4905 x 3663 (300dpi)

Keywords

Factory workers strike Scène de grève print printmaker Jean-Louis Forain c 1897 paper lithography height 228 mm x width 294 mm factory-building factory landscape political demonstration working class laborers charcoal drawing crowd people gathered closely together lower portion image faces turned upward varied expressions layered clothing figure dark outerwear stands elevated rock platform right leaning forward pointing outward extended arm them broad expanse water open ground leading distant low buildings tall smokestack emitting dark plume stretches across cloudy sky scene rendered tonal shading dense lines textured strokes