The Picnic

1926

Martin Hardie

Associated Names
Martin Hardie

Artist, British, 1875 - 1952

David Strang

Printer, British, 1887 - 1967

The image depicts a landscape with a rocky shoreline leading to a body of water. Figures are shown on and around large boulders near the water. A tree with branches and leaves extends over the rocks. The horizon, water surface, and sky can be seen in the distance. A group of trees is visible on the horizon against the water. The artwork features intricate line work, detail in figures, rocks, and foliage, with emphasis on shading and texture. The color palette is monochromatic in black and white tones with soft gradients.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.99 × 17.62 cm (6 11/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.5 × 32.23 cm (9 1/4 × 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1216

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1975, no. 110

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. 27, 63, no. 110.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Martin Hardie; lower right in brown ink: Martin Hardie; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: 34; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: S [circled] EL / FH

Markings

stamped lower left corner in purple ink: 12716; stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77013312

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