Caption

Shipyard, print, Shipyard with figure working on a boat. Left part of the print is torn off., printmaker: Cornelis Vreedenburgh, Netherlands, 1890 - 1946, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, height 194 mm x width 163 mm, pier, quay, wharf, A faded, sepia-toned scene with fine, sketch-like line work showing a shoreline area; at the left a large slanted sail or tarp attached to a structure with visible ropes and wooden beams, nearby a person crouched or seated on a platform above a barrel, their head bowed and clothing rendered in dark crosshatching; assorted wooden objects and small barrels sit on the ground and platform, with rough grassy patches and scattered planks in the foreground; to the right a small, overturned boat rests on the shore, and a simple wooden stool or low ladder stands among the grass; the horizon is low and faint, and the sky occupies most of the upper area as a lightly textured, empty expanse.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B25_338

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49.6Mb (9.1Mb) / 12.3in x 15.6in / 3701 x 4688 (300dpi)

Keywords

Shipyard print figure working boat Left part torn off printmaker Cornelis Vreedenburgh Netherlands 1890 - 1946 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique height 194 mm x width 163 mm pier quay wharf faded sepia-toned scene fine sketch- line work showing shoreline area left large slanted sail tarp attached structure visible ropes wooden beams nearby person crouched seated platform barrel head bowed clothing rendered dark crosshatching assorted wooden objects small barrels sit ground rough grassy patches scattered planks foreground right small overturned boat rests shore simple wooden stool low ladder stands grass horizon low faint sky occupies upper area lightly textured empty expanse