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Old man with nightcap smells the flowers on his windowsill, print, annotation: '2me etat, deux epreuves de c'est etat', printmaker: Auguste Danse (signed by artist), after design by Honoré Daumier, 1895, Auguste Danse, Honoré Daumier, printmaker, after design by, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, height 255 mm x width 276 mm, old man, smell, smelling (one of the five senses), A sepia-toned etching shows a woman wearing a headscarf leaning out of a window or opening, her face in profile with a prominent nose and pursed lips, one hand raised near her mouth and the other holding a potted plant. The foreground includes several potted plants and flowers arranged on a ledge and in containers, with detailed leaves and petals. Behind the woman is a dark interior space and a curtain or drape, and to the left a shelf or cabinet is visible with a small bird perched on a narrow bar. The image is rendered in fine, crosshatched lines and rich shadows, with textured shading across the surfaces.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B16_372

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.0Mo (5.3Mo) / 35.7cm x 35.8cm / 4212 x 4228 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Old man nightcap smells flowers windowsill print annotation 2me etat deux epreuves de c'est etat printmaker Auguste Danse signed artist design Honoré Daumier 1895 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique height 255 mm x width 276 mm old man smell smelling five senses sepia-toned etching woman wearing headscarf leaning window opening face profile prominent nose pursed lips hand raised near mouth holding potted plant foreground includes several potted plants flowers arranged ledge containers detailed leaves petals woman dark interior space curtain drape left shelf cabinet visible small bird perched narrow bar image rendered fine crosshatched lines rich shadows textured shading across surfaces