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1925

Henry Rushbury

Associated Names
Henry Rushbury

Artist, British, 1889 - 1968

The image shows a cluster of tightly packed buildings with tile roofs, viewed from an elevated position or a hill. The horizon is placed toward the upper third of the composition, with rolling hills extending into the distance, dotted with vegetation and fields. The style features meticulous etching, with fine cross-hatched lines creating depth and texture in the architecture and landscape. The color palette is monochromatic, dominated by sepia tones. Beyond the buildings, the landscape transitions into distant rolling hills.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.5 × 25 cm (6 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7525

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rushbury 2010, no. 51

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2010

  • Rushbury, Julia. Henry Rushbury: Prints, a Catalogue Raisonné. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2010, p. 92, no. 51.

Wikidata ID

Q65021052

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