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Connecticut River

1885

Charles A. Platt

Associated Names

Charles A. Platt

Artist, American, 1861 - 1933

The image shows an etching of a riverside scene. A dock extends into the water on the left side, with a sailboat moored in the distance. Further back is a village with buildings and trees, mirrored on the calm river surface. The sky is expansive with fine, delicate lines. The etching style features precise, thin lines and a monochromatic color palette of gray and sepia.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 27.7 × 46.9 cm (10 7/8 × 18 7/16 in.)
sheet: 49.3 × 55.6 cm (19 7/16 × 21 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3958
Catalogue Raisonné

Rice 1889, no. 71

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1889

Rice, Richard A. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Works of Charles A. Platt. New York: The De Vinne Press, 1889, p. 36, no. 71.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: C.A. Platt 1885; lower right in graphite: C.A. Platt

Wikidata ID

Q76548479

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