Caption

Art auction, print, printmaker: Armand Coussens, France, 1891 - 1935, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, hand coloring, drypoint and plate tone hand-colored, height 232 mm x width 249 mm, art sale, auction, A crowded indoor scene rendered in dark, sketchy lines and muted brown tones showing many seated and standing figures closely packed together, most wearing hats and coats, with a central vertical post dividing the composition and a few framed objects or panels leaning or hung nearby; faces and hands are drawn with expressive, rough strokes, some profiles visible, some figures leaning forward, one person in the foreground turned away wearing dark clothing, and a table surface with a candlestick and small items in the lower area.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B24_465

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Rights managed

Available size

48.3Mb (11.7Mb) / 14.3in x 13.1in / 4289 x 3933 (300dpi)

Keywords

Art auction print printmaker Armand Coussens France 1891 - 1935 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique hand coloring plate tone hand-colored height 232 mm x width 249 mm art sale auction crowded indoor scene rendered dark sketchy lines muted brown tones showing seated standing figures closely packed together wearing hats coats central vertical post dividing composition framed objects panels leaning hung nearby faces hands drawn expressive rough strokes profiles visible figures leaning forward person foreground turned away wearing dark clothing table surface candlestick small items lower area