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Reading Jewish man, print, Behind a table sits a Jewish man with a beard and a yarmulke reading an open book. He supports his head with his left hand, his right hand rests on the book., watermark: 'DREY, GF', dedication: 'Herr I. Kan ... freundlichen Erinnerung', printmaker: Hermann Struck (signed by artist), 1908, 1920-03-12, paper, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint with plate tone, height 157 mm x width 202 mm, reading, book, the Jews, Jewish life, A monochrome sketch shows an elderly man seated at a table with his head resting on one hand and the other hand placed on an open book, his face bowed and eyes cast downward. He has a beard and wears a cap and a heavy garment with visible folds and textured shading. The table in front of him is draped with a cloth and the open book displays visible pages and lines of shading. The background is textured with vertical and mottled shading, framed by a darker rectangular border. The image has a worn paper tone with uneven edges and faint smudging around the composition.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B28_173

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

37.6Mo (6.5Mo) / 35.1cm x 26.8cm / 4151 x 3162 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Reading Jewish man print table sits Jewish man beard yarmulke reading open book supports head left hand right hand rests book watermark Drey Gf dedication Herr I Kan .. freundlichen Erinnerung printmaker Hermann Struck signed artist 1908 1920-03-12 paper drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 157 mm x width 202 mm reading Jews Jewish life monochrome sketch elderly man seated table head resting hand hand placed face bowed eyes cast downward wears cap heavy garment visible folds textured shading front draped cloth open book displays visible pages lines shading background textured vertical mottled shading framed darker rectangular border image worn paper tone uneven edges faint smudging composition