Evening on a River with a Boatman

1885

Charles A. Walker

Associated Names
Charles A. Walker

Artist, American, 1848 - 1920

The image shows a landscape with a river, trees, and a house in the distance. The painting features a monochromatic color palette with soft brushstrokes creating a serene atmosphere. There is a boat on the river, and the composition guides the viewer's eye through the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    monotype in black and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Donald and Nancy deLaski Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.1 x 54 cm (9 7/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 31.3 x 60 cm (12 5/16 x 23 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.4.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Baker, Inc.) Chicago, IL; purchased 2008 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 49.

Bibliography

2007

  • Monotypes of the 19th & 20th Centuries, Exh. cat. Frederick Baker Inc., Chicago, 2007: no. 81.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: C A WALKER / 1885; lower right in graphite: C. A. Walker 85

Wikidata ID

Q76438970

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