Légende

Ship off the coast, print, printmaker: Jan Heppener, The Hague, 1855, paper, etching, etching on chine collé, height 51 mm x width 78 mm, ships (in general), dune coast (landscape with figures, staffage), sand-bank (landscape with figures, staff), A monochrome sketch showing a shoreline scene with a large sailboat beached or anchored near shallow water, its tall mast and spars rendered with thin, dark lines and rigging suggested by vertical strokes; two figures stand waist-deep in the water facing each other near the boat, their silhouettes simply outlined, while a small rowboat nearby contains three figures with oars and reflected shapes in the water beneath; the distant shoreline on the right is drawn as a series of low, rolling hills with cross-hatched shading, and the foreground includes rippled water, scattered stones, and subtle horizontal marks indicating the water’s surface, all on a textured, lightly speckled background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A95_006

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42.1Mo (11.3Mo) / 40.4cm x 26.1cm / 4774 x 3085 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Ship off coast print printmaker Jan Heppener Hague 1855 paper etching chine collé height 51 mm x width 78 mm ships in general dune coast landscape figures staffage sand-bank staff monochrome sketch showing shoreline scene large sailboat beached anchored near shallow water tall mast spars rendered thin dark lines rigging suggested vertical strokes two figures stand waist-deep water facing near boat silhouettes simply outlined small rowboat nearby contains three figures oars reflected shapes water beneath distant shoreline right drawn series low rolling hills cross-hatched shading foreground includes rippled water scattered stones subtle horizontal marks indicating water’s surface textured lightly speckled background