Caption

View of a canal in Venice, À Venise, French etching from 1875, L'eau-forte en 1875, print, Series number, 34, 40, printmaker: Léon Gaucherel, after design by Léon Gaucherel, publisher: Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1875, Léon Gaucherel, Alfred Cadart, printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint and plate tone on uncut sheet, height 140 mm x width 119 mm, canal, Venice, A wide, pale sheet shows two narrow, vertical ink drawings of urban waterways separated by blank space, each depicting buildings lining a canal with small rowboats moored along the edges; the left drawing features a calm canal reflecting facades and boats, simple multi-story buildings with small windows and chimneys, and a narrow passage of water leading toward distant structures, while the right drawing shows a tighter canal flanked by taller, closely spaced buildings with shutters and tiled roofs, a small arched bridge spanning the water, and several gondola-like boats with figures and oared passengers moving along the rippled surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B25_180

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Rights managed

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45.4Mb (8.0Mb) / 18.3in x 9.6in / 5483 x 2891 (300dpi)

Keywords

View canal Venice À Venise French etching 1875 L'eau-forte en 1875 print Series number 34 40 printmaker Léon Gaucherel design publisher Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone uncut sheet height 140 mm x width 119 mm wide pale sheet two narrow vertical ink drawings urban waterways separated blank space depicting buildings lining small rowboats moored edges left drawing features calm canal reflecting facades boats simple multi-story buildings small windows chimneys narrow passage water leading distant structures right drawing tighter canal flanked taller closely spaced buildings shutters tiled roofs small arched bridge spanning water several gondola- figures oared passengers moving rippled surface