Légende

Farmer's wife washing textiles in a bucket, print, signature: 'Willem Witsen', watermark, printmaker: Willem Witsen (signed by artist), Ewijkshoeve (Den Dolder), c. 1886, Willem Witsen, printmaker, Den Dolder, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, height 300 mm x width 200 mm, farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife, washing up, A monochrome etching shows a young woman bending forward with her head lowered, wearing a simple dress with short sleeves and an apron, her hair tied back in a bun; she holds a dark cloth that she is wringing over a wooden bucket placed on the grass, with a second smaller container and a piece of cloth on the ground nearby; behind her are a stretch of ground and a fence or wall, and beyond that trees with branches and scattered leaves against a lighter sky, all rendered in fine crosshatched lines and soft tonal shading.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A89_075

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50.4Mo (6.0Mo) / 28.9cm x 43.7cm / 3414 x 5157 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Farmer's wife washing textiles bucket print signature Willem Witsen watermark printmaker signed artist Ewijkshoeve Den Dolder c 1886 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique drypoint height 300 mm x width 200 mm farmers - AA - female farmer farmer's wife washing up monochrome etching young woman bending forward head lowered wearing simple dress short sleeves apron hair tied back bun holds dark cloth wringing wooden placed grass second smaller container piece cloth ground nearby stretch ground fence wall beyond trees branches scattered leaves lighter sky rendered fine crosshatched lines soft tonal shading