Caption

Old man with a pipe, reading a book, Quiet Hour, print, watermark: 'France', printmaker: Elias M. Grossman (signed by artist), 1934-12-09, paper, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint with plate tone, height 138 mm x width 182 mm, reading, pipe, tobacco, book, old man, A detailed pen-and-ink sketch of an elderly man shown in profile holding an open book with one hand while smoking a pipe, his face framed by a long beard and thinning swept-back hair, deep lines and textured strokes emphasizing his brow, eye area, and cheek, with cross-hatching and loose sketch lines creating shadow and form, the book rendered with quick angular strokes and the hand gripping its edge, all set against a plain background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B28_206

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.0Mb (9.7Mb) / 14.0in x 10.5in / 4212 x 3155 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old man pipe reading book Quiet Hour print watermark France printmaker Elias M Grossman signed artist 1934-12-09 paper drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 138 mm x width 182 mm tobacco old man detailed pen- -ink sketch elderly man shown profile holding open book hand smoking face framed long beard thinning swept-back hair deep lines textured strokes emphasizing brow eye area cheek cross-hatching loose sketch lines creating shadow form book rendered quick angular strokes hand gripping edge set plain background