Gloucester Harbor

1882

Stephen Parrish

Associated Names
Stephen Parrish

Artist, American, 1846 - 1938

J. Eastman Chase

Publisher, American, active c. 1870s - 1920s

William Morris Hunt

Artist After, American, 1824 - 1879

The image shows a harbor scene with a slightly elevated perspective overlooking the water. The horizon with ships and industrial buildings is visible. The brushstrokes give the image an atmospheric quality. The color palette is monochrome with grays and blacks. Wooden docks and pilings are on the left with a figure standing on them. A small boat or barge is on the right. In the distance, ships with tall masts and structures are visible merging into the cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.34 × 50.17 cm (13 1/8 × 19 3/4 in.)
    plate: 40.64 × 54.93 cm (16 × 21 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 42.7 × 58.6 cm (16 13/16 × 23 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.115.3832

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Scheider 2007, no. 74

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2007

  • Schneider, Rona. Stephen Parrish: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: The Old Print Shop, 2007, p. 88, no. 74.

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: Copyright 1882 by J. Eastman Chase, Boston; lower left in plate: WMH S. Parrish Aq. ft.; lower left in graphite: 8; lower right in graphite: Stephen Parrish

Wikidata ID

Q76548306

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