A Bit on Marblehead Neck

1883

James David Smillie

Associated Names
James David Smillie

Artist, American, 1833 - 1909

The image shows a coastal scene with a low horizon line, emphasizing the sky. In the background, there are cliffs meeting the ocean with small waves. In the foreground, sheep are grazing on rocky terrain. The artwork is created using fine lines to depict textures, with a monochromatic palette of brown shades creating contrast between landforms, animals, and the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 x 30.2 cm (4 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 33.3 x 47.8 cm (13 1/8 x 18 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.190

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Witthoft 1992, no. 28, i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Rona Schneider, Brooklyn Heights, NY); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 5, 1997; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Witthoft, Brucia. _The Fine-Arts Etchings of James David Smillie, 1833-1909: Catalogue Raisonné _. Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press,1992, p. 120, no. 28, i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: No. 25 / J.D. Smillie / N.Y. '83

Wikidata ID

Q76342786

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