Caption

Forest landscape with fishing couple, Très fort à la ligne, French etching from 1878, L'eau-forte en 1878, print, watermark, collector's mark: 'AFE v S', printmaker: Edmond Adolphe Rudaux, publisher: widow Alfred Cadart, Paris, 1878, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 278 mm x width 197 mm, angling, couple of lovers, forest, wood, A sepia-toned ink drawing shows a man and a woman standing on a narrow log bridge over calm water, leaning forward and peering down toward the surface; the man wears a hat and boots and extends a stick into the water while the woman stands beside him wearing a bonnet, apron, and layered skirt, holding the wooden railing. Behind them, dense trees and bushes fill the background with detailed branches and leaves, and a parasol and a folding chair sit on the far bank. The foreground shows textured grass and foliage, and reflections appear on the water beneath the log.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_206

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44.2Mb (12.3Mb) / 10.7in x 16.0in / 3210 x 4814 (300dpi)

Keywords

Forest landscape fishing couple Très fort à la ligne French etching 1878 L'eau-forte en 1878 print watermark collector's mark AFE v S printmaker Edmond Adolphe Rudaux publisher widow Alfred Cadart Paris paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 278 mm x width 197 mm angling couple lovers forest wood sepia-toned ink drawing man woman standing narrow log bridge calm water leaning forward peering down surface man wears hat boots extends stick water woman stands beside wearing bonnet apron layered skirt holding wooden railing them dense trees bushes fill background detailed branches leaves parasol folding chair sit far bank foreground textured grass foliage reflections water beneath log