To Pick Up a Fish

20th century

Perry Oliver

Associated Names
Perry Oliver

Artist, American, active 20th century

An elderly man is depicted in an etching, standing with a large rectangular box on his head filled with fish. He has a weathered face with a bushy mustache, wrinkles, short hair, and is dressed in a long-sleeved shirt and apron. He holds scales in his right hand and stands near a fish on the ground. The background is minimalistic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Biblos de Guarro wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.7 × 8.6 cm (5 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 32 × 26.1 cm (12 5/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1125

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

"[artist's signature]" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "5th state" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "To Pick Up A Fish / Perry Oliver Jr." verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

"GUA RRO"

Wikidata ID

Q65576118

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