Caption

Nude couple under a tree viewed by a cow, print, printmaker: Adolf Eduard Herstein (signed by artist), 1879 - 1932, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 181 mm x width 244 mm, cow, (lovers) embracing each other, 'symplegma', A detailed monochrome line drawing shows a pastoral scene with a large cow standing beneath a tree and two seated figures leaning against the tree trunk, one figure cradling the other's head. The tree has a textured trunk and a leafy canopy stretching across the top of the image. In the background a body of water with horizontal ripples extends toward the horizon under a sky with wispy cloud forms. Vegetation and shrubs appear near the shoreline and around the seated figures, and ground textures with shadowed areas fill the foreground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B39_458

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.4Mb (8.9Mb) / 13.5in x 10.4in / 4062 x 3131 (300dpi)

Keywords

Nude couple under tree viewed cow print printmaker Adolf Eduard Herstein signed artist 1879 - 1932 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 181 mm x width 244 mm lovers embracing symplegma detailed monochrome line drawing pastoral scene large cow standing beneath tree two seated figures leaning tree trunk figure cradling s head textured trunk leafy canopy stretching across top image background body water horizontal ripples extends horizon under sky wispy cloud forms Vegetation shrubs near shoreline seated figures ground textures shadowed areas fill foreground