Rat Barn

1928

Joseph Webb

Associated Names
Joseph Webb

Artist, British, 1908 - 1962

The image shows a landscape with architectural structures viewed from a low angle perspective. The horizon is above the middle, dividing the sky from the rocky formations and buildings below. The structures are dark and medieval in style, with steep roofs and towers on rocky cliffs. The rocky cliffs are detailed with fine lines. The color scheme is black and gray, creating depth. Close to the viewer are rugged stone surfaces, leading to massive buildings with sloping roofs in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on laid paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.7 × 30.2 cm (6 15/16 × 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.2 × 35.4 cm (9 1/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.53.107

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Guichard 1977, no. 17, State proof

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Campbell Fine Art, London, 11 March 1993); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Guichard, Kenneth. _British Etchers, 1850 - 1940: no. 17, proof

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: "Rat Barn." 1st State / Rat Bart Ist state; lower right in graphite: Joseph Webb

Wikidata ID

Q77259903

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