Caption

Old woman and girl mourning at a well, print, On the right a flock of geese., printmaker: Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1886 - 1907, paper, etching, drypoint, aquatint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 257 mm x width 210 mm, well, water-birds: goose, Pain, Sorrow, Sadness, 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa), A sepia-toned drawing showing a rural scene with a large tree trunk and branch in the foreground, a row of geese standing near a wooden trough, and two figures sitting on the ground with one facing away and the other leaning forward. Behind them a fenced field stretches toward distant buildings including thatched houses and a line of trees, with layered clouds and textured sky overhead. The ground shows grass and furrows, and various scratches and marks cover the image surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B24_484

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43.5Mb (5.8Mb) / 11.6in x 14.6in / 3467 x 4390 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old woman girl mourning well print right flock geese printmaker Paula Modersohn-Becker 1886 - 1907 paper etching drypoint aquatint intaglio printmaking technique height 257 mm x width 210 mm water-birds goose Pain Sorrow Sadness Dolore Dolore di Zeusi Ripa sepia-toned drawing showing rural scene large tree trunk branch foreground row standing near wooden trough two figures sitting ground facing away leaning forward them fenced field stretches distant buildings thatched houses line trees layered clouds textured sky overhead grass furrows various scratches marks cover image surface