Caption

Four cows in a meadow, Melkbocht (original title), print, printmaker: Willem de Zwart, c. 1885, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 128 mm x width 198 mm, Print appeared, in its current state, in 1886 as part of the annual publication of the 'Portefeuille der Nederlandsche Etsclub'., meadow, pasture, cow, Two animals with spotted coats stand in a rough, straw-strewn area with grass and a fallen log, rendered in a sepia-toned, heavily hatched style; one faces away showing its hindquarters and flank while the other faces forward with its head turned slightly, showing dark patches on its face and body; the background contains a fence and a textured, wooded area with dense, crosshatched foliage and scattered ground vegetation.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B35_178

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.0Mb (11.6Mb) / 15.1in x 9.8in / 4530 x 2934 (300dpi)

Keywords

Four cows meadow Melkbocht original title print printmaker Willem de Zwart c 1885 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 128 mm x width 198 mm Print appeared current state 1886 part annual publication Portefeuille der Nederlandsche Etsclub pasture cow Two animals spotted coats stand rough straw-strewn area grass fallen log rendered sepia-toned heavily hatched style faces away showing hindquarters flank faces forward head turned slightly showing dark patches face body background contains fence textured wooded area dense crosshatched foliage scattered ground vegetation