Untitled (Experiment—Wet Aquatint)

1890

James David Smillie

Associated Names
James David Smillie

Artist, American, 1833 - 1909

The image depicts a landscape with rocky terrain leading to a distant body of water. A sailboat can be seen on the water, where the horizon is implied by the separation between land and sky. The brushstrokes are textured and soft, creating a hazy effect and emphasizing light and shadow over detail. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray and black to convey a moody atmosphere. Rocky textures and silhouettes of trees are visible in the foreground, with tree shapes ascending into the dark sky with soft cloud formations.

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1992

  • Witthoft, Brucia. _The Fine-Arts Etchings of James David Smillie, 1833-1909: Catalogue Raisonné _. Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press,1992, p. 180, no. 57.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: JDS [artist's monogram] / 90; lower right in graphite: James D. Smilie, 1890

Wikidata ID

Q76457107

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