An Old Dam Near Montrose

1891

James David Smillie

Associated Names
James David Smillie

Artist, American, 1833 - 1909

The image depicts a landscape with a high horizon featuring rolling hills, trees, and a shallow river or stream in the foreground. The water reflects surrounding foliage with gentle ripples and varied light patches. The brushstrokes are varied and delicate, capturing the surface textures and dense vegetation. The color palette is muted with sepia tones. Natural elements like grasses and trees are loosely sketched, creating a tranquil atmosphere under a softly rendered sky with diffused clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    aquatint in black on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.8 x 11.9 cm (6 5/8 x 4 11/16 in)
    plate: 16.7 x 13 cm (6 9/16 x 5 1/8 in)
    sheet: 20.2 x 15 cm (7 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.192

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Witthoft 1992, no. 71, i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Andrew Stasik Fine Arts, Darien, CT); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 3, 1997; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Witthoft, Brucia. _The Fine-Arts Etchings of James David Smillie, 1833-1909: Catalogue Raisonné _. Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press,1992, p. 206, no. 71, i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: J.D. Smillie; lower right in graphite: As left by the acid / James D. Smillie; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: Pratt Institute / off the acid

Wikidata ID

Q76342791

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