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The Errand

1883

William Strang

Associated Names

William Strang

Artist, Scottish, 1859 - 1921

The image shows a woman with two children in a rural setting, with a village visible in the background. The artwork uses fine, detailed etching with cross-hatching and contour lines to create texture. The color palette is subdued and monochromatic, emphasizing light and shadow to define the figures and landscape. The composition conveys a serene moment of everyday life through meticulous line work and tonal variations.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching with printed tone
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number

2015.143.110
Catalogue Raisonné

Strang 1912, no. 18

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1912

William Strang: Catalogue of His Etched Work 1882-1912. Glasgow: University of Glasgow, 1912: no. 18

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Wm Strang

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