A Road Bordered by Trees, a City in the Background
Besides black (RP-P-H-OB-801), Segers also printed this vivid etching in a subtle light grey – this impression – and green (RP-P-H-OB-802).
Hercules Segers - Landscape with a Steep Cliff, Small Version
Using another impression of the adjacent etching (RP-P-1910-2012), Segers made a counterproof: while the ink was still wet he printed it on another sheet of paper prepared with a bluish grey ground. The counter... More
Hercules Segers - Castle with Tall Towers
Kasteel met twee hoge torens en een kleinere toren. Public domain scan of 16th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hercules Segers - Landscape with a Steep Cliff, Small Version
For this impression the plate was reworked, but then in the usual etching technique. By means of scratchy line patterns, Segers lent the rocks their characteristic structure.
A Road Bordered by Trees, a City in the Background
Pad langs bosrand. In de verte een stad met twee kerktorens, dit zou Amersfoort kunnen zijn.
Hercules Segers - A Road Bordered by Trees, a Cityin the Background
Pad langs bossige rand. In de verte een stad met twee kerktorens, dit zou Amersfoort kunnen zijn.
Hercules Segers - Mountain Valley with a Winding River
For this print Segers once again used the lift-ground technique, in which the representation is drawn directly on the etching plate with a solution of sugar and ink. As a result the etching resembles a pen dra... More
Hercules Segers - The Two Trees (An Alder and an Ash)
The young alder and ash shown here are among the most convincing and original renderings of trees in 17th-century art. Both species abound in the river landscapes in which Segers travelled around.
Hercules Segers - The Mossy Tree
This is not just simply a tree, but rather some kind of calligraphy. The mossy branches are linked together solely with thin lines and seem to float before the delicately coloured background.