Caption

Mill and washing woman, Moulin à vent (original title), Jacob Maris. Twelve Landscapes, print, number: '12', printmaker: Philip Zilcken (signed by artist), after design by Jacob Maris, publisher: Johan Marinus Schalekamp, Amsterdam, 1888, paper, Japanese paper (handmade paper), etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 299 mm x width 200 mm, windmill in landscape, laundering, A tall windmill with large angled sails towers over a small cluster of buildings, its wooden structure rendered with dense, linear shading; a railing encircles the mill's gallery and a sloping roof and walls of nearby houses sit in shadow beside it. In the foreground, a person bent over near the water's edge is visible, along with tufts of grass and light patches on the ground. A tree with bare branches stands between the mill and distant low houses across a stretch of land, and several small birds are sketched in the sky. The sky itself is filled with crosshatched, swirling cloud textures that create a dramatic backdrop behind the mill.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B35_180

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Rights managed

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35.9Mb (12.0Mb) / 9.4in x 14.8in / 2825 x 4438 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mill washing woman Moulin à vent original title Jacob Maris Twelve Landscapes print number 12 printmaker Philip Zilcken signed artist design publisher Johan Marinus Schalekamp Amsterdam 1888 paper Japanese paper handmade paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 299 mm x width 200 mm windmill landscape laundering tall windmill large angled sails towers small cluster buildings wooden structure rendered dense linear shading railing encircles mill's gallery sloping roof walls nearby houses sit shadow beside foreground person bent near water's edge visible tufts grass light patches ground tree bare branches stands mill distant low houses across stretch land several small birds sketched sky sky itself filled crosshatched swirling cloud textures create dramatic backdrop mill