Caption

Retour d'une bonne action, Two women in a rain shower, L'eau-forte en 1875, French etchings from 1875, print, Series number, 11, 40, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', print maker: Charles Auguste Loye, after design by Charles Auguste Loye, publisher: Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1875, Charles Auguste Loye, Alfred Cadart, printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 315 mm x width 238 mm, charitable works, umbrella, downpour, rain shower, A monochrome etching showing two figures walking into a strong slanting rain, one figure hunched and holding an umbrella that is blown inside out, the other figure leaning forward with hands clasped behind their back and a hat blowing off, both wearing long coats and skirts that billow in the wind; puddled ground with visible reflections and splashes under their feet, a distant low building and spire on the horizon, windswept grasses and reeds at the sides, and a heavily crosshatched sky filled with diagonal rain lines.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_169

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52.8Mb (8.0Mb) / 12.4in x 16.6in / 3707 x 4974 (300dpi)

Keywords

Retour d bonne action Two women rain shower L'eau-forte en 1875 French etchings 1875 print Series number 11 40 collector's mark AFE v S print maker Charles Auguste Loye design publisher Alfred Cadart Paris printmaker paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 315 mm x width 238 mm charitable works umbrella downpour monochrome showing two figures walking strong slanting rain figure hunched holding blown inside figure leaning forward hands clasped back hat blowing off wearing long coats skirts billow wind puddled ground visible reflections splashes under feet distant low building spire horizon windswept grasses reeds sides heavily crosshatched sky filled diagonal lines