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Rocky Neck Railways

1936

Prentiss Taylor

Associated Names

Prentiss Taylor

Artist, American, 1907 - 1991

American Artists Group

Publisher

The image depicts a scene of a docking area seen from a high vantage point. A boat is lifted on a structure, sails hanging loose. The scene shows detailed textures of the dock, buildings, and sailcloth. In the background, a body of water leads to a distant shoreline with trees, a hill, and a cloudy sky. The color palette is predominantly gray, highlighting the detailed pencil work and textures.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 35 × 25.2 cm (13 3/4 × 9 15/16 in.)
sheet: 45.5 × 32.6 cm (17 15/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.4731
Catalogue Raisonné

Rose & Quiroz 1996, no. 47

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1996

Rose, Ingrid, and Roderick S. Quiroz.. The Lithographs of Prentiss Taylor: A Catalogue Raisonné. Bronx, NY: Fordham University Press, 1996, p. 89, no. 47.

Inscriptions

lower center on stone: PT XLVII

Markings

stamped verso in gray ink: HIGH AND DRY by PRENTISS TAYLOR PT © 1936

Wikidata ID

Q76456325

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