Sniggling for Eel
1946
Artist, American, 1913 - 1985
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching in black on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 17.15 × 13.65 cm (6 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)
sheet: 25.72 × 20.8 cm (10 1/8 × 8 3/16 in.) -
Accession
2015.19.1190
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
Bibliography
1948
Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler; or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation. New York: The Heritage Press, 1948, p. 180.
Inscriptions
upper left in plate: GORS / LINE; lower left in graphite: Sniggling for Eel; lower right in graphite: Douglas W Gorsline '46
Markings
stamped lower left verso in black ink: F.B.B [circled]
Watermarks
[John Barcham Green's "Head of Christ on the Kerchief of Veronica" 1399]
Wikidata ID
Q77011846