Forest fire in the Forêt de Fontainebleau, print, In the foreground a bare, dead tree. In the background a cloud of smoke and figures trying to extinguish flames., edition: '5, 10', stamp: 'Printed by, the etcher', signature: 'JongraadtvanRoggen', printmaker: Johannes Mattheus Graadt van Roggen (signed by artist), 1908, printer (person), paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, printed in brown, height 176 mm x width 258 mm, trees (dead, withered plant), forest fire, Bos van Fontainebleau, A sepia-toned etching shows a large, gnarled tree trunk with several bare, twisting branches extending upward and outward from a dense, textured base of foliage and roots, the bark and limbs rendered with fine, dark lines and cross-hatching; to the right of the tree, swirling, curved line work fills the sky area, creating a sense of motion with layered, wave-like strokes and scattered speckles, while the lower foreground contains tangled roots and rough ground textures...
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Forest fire in the Forêt de Fontainebleau, print, In the foreground a bare, dead tree. In the background a cloud of smoke and figures trying to extinguish flames., edition: '5, 10', stamp: 'Printed by, the etcher', signature: 'JongraadtvanRoggen', printmaker: Johannes Mattheus Graadt van Roggen (signed by artist), 1908, printer (person), paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, etching with plate tone, printed in brown, height 176 mm x width 258 mm, trees (dead, withered plant), forest fire, Bos van Fontainebleau, A sepia-toned etching shows a large, gnarled tree trunk with several bare, twisting branches extending upward and outward from a dense, textured base of foliage and roots, the bark and limbs rendered with fine, dark lines and cross-hatching; to the right of the tree, swirling, curved line work fills the sky area, creating a sense of motion with layered, wave-like strokes and scattered speckles, while the lower foreground contains tangled roots and rough ground textures formed by short, closely spaced hatch marks.

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Forest fire Forêt de Fontainebleau print foreground bare dead tree background cloud smoke figures trying extinguish flames edition 5 10 stamp Printed etcher signature JongraadtvanRoggen printmaker Johannes Mattheus Graadt van Roggen signed artist 1908 printer person paper etching intaglio printmaking technique plate tone printed brown height 176 mm x width 258 mm trees dead withered plant forest fire Bos van Fontainebleau sepia-toned etching large gnarled tree trunk several bare twisting branches extending upward outward dense textured base foliage roots bark limbs rendered fine dark lines cross-hatching right tree swirling curved line work fills sky area creating sense motion layered wave- strokes scattered speckles lower foreground contains tangled rough ground textures formed short closely spaced hatch marks

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