Rainy Day, Ely

1937

Martin Hardie

Associated Names
Martin Hardie

Artist, British, 1875 - 1952

David Strang

Printer, British, 1887 - 1967

The image shows a wide-angled perspective of an open landscape. The horizon divides the land from the sky. In the distance is a large building with towers, surrounded by trees. The brushstrokes are finely cross-hatched, creating texture and depth. There is a monochromatic palette of gray and off-white. In the foreground are open fields with pools of water. Clusters of trees lead to the building in the distance. The sky is vast and lightly textured.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black in laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.56 × 27.62 cm (6 1/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.34 × 35.4 cm (9 3/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1205

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1975, no. 159

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

1975

  • Hardie, Frank. The Prints of Martin Hardie: Edited from the Artist's Manuscript Record. Oxford, England: Ashmolean Museum, 1975, pp. 36, 69, no. 159.

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: Martin Hardie; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 10.; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: Rainy Day, Ely; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 399 OP

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77013296

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