Oast House near Lamberhurst

1941

Martin Hardie

Associated Names
Martin Hardie

Artist, British, 1875 - 1952

The image shows a pastoral scene with a structure featuring a steeply pitched roof and a small outbuilding. The horizon is low in the composition, emphasizing the structure against the sky. The etching has fine, detailed lines capturing the textures of the building and surrounding foliage. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of sepia or black defining form and depth. The landscape extends into the distance with faint outlines of trees and fields.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 7.46 × 12.54 cm (2 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 16.35 × 23.65 cm (6 7/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1212

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1975, no. 173

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. 39, 71, no. 173.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: MH; lower right in brown ink: Martin Hardie; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: 8. Oast House, near Lamberhurst, Kent; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 391

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q77013307

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