Old Deal

1920

Henry Rushbury

Associated Names
Henry Rushbury

Artist, British, 1889 - 1968

The image shows a street-level view of an urban passage lined with brick buildings. The detailed line work captures the texture of the bricks and wooden structures. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of sepia. People are seen working or walking down the street, adding activity to the scene. The buildings have detailed windows and ledges, with some people visible on balconies. The street extends into the background between the buildings.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint and engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.99 × 18.1 cm (6 11/16 × 7 1/8 in.)
    plate: 17.62 × 18.73 cm (6 15/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.01 × 27.94 cm (15 3/4 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1374

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rushbury 2010, no. 36, iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • British Prints from the Bristow Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979, no. 30

Bibliography

1923

  • Wright, Harold J. L. "Catalogue of Henry Rushbury's Drypoints and Engravings, 1912-1923." Print Collector's Quarterly 10, no. 4 (December 1923): pp. 434-435, no. 36, iv/iv.

2010

  • Rushbury, Julia. Henry Rushbury: Prints, a Catalogue Raisonné. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2010, p. 89, no. 36.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: 1920 / HR; lower right in graphite: Henry Rushbury; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: P.5607; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: 30 Impressions; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 2 / D/S / 391213 / SPFNS / (W-36-IV) Old Deal 8293

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

ENGLAND [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q77008831

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