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Ragged Sails

1925

Ernest Stephen Lumsden

Associated Names

Ernest Stephen Lumsden

Artist, Scottish, 1883 - 1948

The image depicts traditional boats with tall sails on calm water. The horizon is low in the composition, with intricate details in the sails and rigging. The color palette is sepia tones. Other smaller vessels are visible in the distance, and the sky and water blend together.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

plate: 27.94 × 30.48 cm (11 × 12 in.)
Accession Number

1943.3.5740
Catalogue Raisonné

Lumsden 1936, no. 292, vi/xiv

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1936

Lumsden, E. S. "Chronological List, 1905-1935." Print Collector's Quarterly 23, no. 3 (July 1936): p. 234, no. 292, vi/xiv.

Wikidata ID

Q65019834

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