Légende

Industrial landscape with viaduct and a passing train, print, printmaker: Karl Meunier, after painting by Constantin Emile Meunier, 1892, paper, etching, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint, plate tone and drypoint, height 206 mm x width 295 mm, The title of the painting from which the print was made is: 'Au pays noir'. This title refers to the name of the area 'Pays Noir', an industrial area around Charleroi., factory in landscape, railway, train, industries, Charleroi, A sepia-toned landscape rendered in dense etched lines shows a river valley with steep banks and a winding waterway flowing toward the foreground, crossed by a wooden trestle bridge with visible supports. Buildings with tall vertical chimneys stand on the ridges and along the valley, each chimney emitting billowing dark smoke that stretches across the sky. A small locomotive with a plume of steam is visible on the track running along the riverbank, and several rectangular roofed structures cluster near the chimneys. The sky is filled with textured, swirling smoke and cloud-like marks, and the terrain is depicted with layered, directional hatchwork suggesting rough ground and layered strata. The foreground includes the detailed silhouette of an industrial structure with angular forms and a large chimney rising beside it.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B19_148

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

35.3Mo (11.4Mo) / 34.7cm x 25.5cm / 4099 x 3010 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Industrial landscape viaduct passing train print printmaker Karl Meunier painting Constantin Emile Meunier 1892 paper etching intaglio printmaking technique drypoint plate tone height 206 mm x width 295 mm title print was Au pays noir title refers name area Pays Noir industrial area Charleroi factory landscape railway train industries sepia-toned landscape rendered dense etched lines river valley steep banks winding waterway flowing foreground crossed wooden trestle bridge visible supports Buildings tall vertical chimneys stand ridges valley chimney emitting billowing dark smoke stretches across sky small locomotive plume steam visible track running riverbank several rectangular roofed structures cluster near chimneys filled textured swirling smoke cloud- marks terrain depicted layered directional hatchwork suggesting rough ground layered strata foreground includes detailed silhouette industrial structure angular forms large chimney rising beside