Caption

Landscape with donkey, Mon âne, French etchings from 1875, L'eau-forte en 1875, print, Series number, 26, 40, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: Jules Héreau, writer (clerical worker): Léon Cladel, publisher: Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1875, writer (clerical worker), paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 314 mm x width 236 mm, ass, donkey, A lightly sketched scene on aged paper showing a donkey standing in profile on a grassy plain, its head turned slightly toward the viewer and its tail hanging down; the donkey is rendered with fine lines and shading that show texture of fur and muscle. Surrounding the animal are grasses, wildflowers, and low shrubs drawn with delicate strokes, with a small body of water and distant rolling hills in the background. Above, a sparsely hatched sky with faint cloud-like marks fills the upper area. Below the donkey is a block of hand-drawn lines of text arranged in neat stanzas, and a few signatures or names appear near the lower left and center, all integrated into the composition.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_178

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.0Mb (9.7Mb) / 11.3in x 16.5in / 3383 x 4957 (300dpi)

Keywords

Landscape donkey Mon âne French etchings 1875 L'eau-forte en 1875 print Series number 26 40 collector's mark AFE v S printmaker Jules Héreau writer clerical worker Léon Cladel publisher Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 314 mm x width 236 mm ass lightly sketched scene aged paper showing donkey standing profile grassy plain head turned slightly viewer tail hanging down rendered fine lines shading texture fur muscle Surrounding animal grasses wildflowers low shrubs drawn delicate strokes small body water distant rolling hills background sparsely hatched sky faint cloud- marks fills upper area block hand-drawn lines text arranged neat stanzas signatures names near lower left center integrated composition