Caption
Princess with the skin of a donkey, drawing, book illustration (design), A princess stands in a room. She is wearing a tattered short dress. In front of her on the floor lies the skin of a donkey, which she picks up by the animal's ears., annotation: 'Donkey Skin', c. 1900 - c. 1950, draftsman (artist), ink, materials by function, paper, India ink (ink), pencil, pen, pen in Indian ink over pencil, height 94 mm x width 95 mm, Design for the fairy tale Donkey Skin by Charles Perrault., ass, donkey, tales and fairy tales, A black and white ink drawing shows a young woman with long hair wearing a simple dress, leaning forward and holding the horns of a reclining goat; the goat lies on the ground with its head turned and legs folded. Behind them is a textured interior wall with crosshatched shading and a window with four panes set into a thick frame. The scene is rendered with dense stippling and crosshatching, creating varied tones across the ceiling, walls, and floor. The woman's facial features are simply drawn and she looks outward while the surrounding space shows patterned shadows and lines.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B47_370
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36.5Mb (10.4Mb) / 11.8in x 12.1in / 3529 x 3617 (300dpi)