Caption

Fischerhafen in den Bretagne (original title on object), print, View of a harbor with sailboats., printmaker: Walter Zeising (signed by artist), Dresden, 1909, Saxony, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 187 mm x width 238 mm, harbor, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, prospect of village, silhouette of village, Brittany, A sepia-toned sketch of a coastal scene showing a large windswept tree in the foreground with a thick trunk and dense, rounded foliage, layered shrubs and low vegetation around its base, a calm body of water beyond with reflected lines and ripples, several sailboats with dark triangular sails clustered near the shore and farther out, a low pier or breakwater stretching across the middle distance, a rocky island rising from the water on the horizon, and a cluster of tall buildings and waterfront structures at the right edge, all rendered with fine cross-hatched lines and delicate linear shading under a lightly sketched sky.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B26_123

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36.7Mb (11.1Mb) / 13.5in x 10.6in / 4047 x 3172 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fischerhafen den Bretagne original title object print View harbor sailboats printmaker Walter Zeising signed artist Dresden 1909 Saxony paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 187 mm x width 238 mm sailing-ship sailing-boat prospect village silhouette Brittany sepia-toned sketch coastal scene showing large windswept tree foreground thick trunk dense rounded foliage layered shrubs low vegetation base calm body water beyond reflected lines ripples several sailboats dark triangular sails clustered near shore farther low pier breakwater stretching across middle distance rocky island rising water horizon cluster tall buildings waterfront structures right edge rendered fine cross-hatched lines delicate linear shading under lightly sketched sky