Before Burford

1928

Charles William Taylor

Associated Names
Charles William Taylor

Artist, British, 1878 - 1960

Print Collectors' Club

Publisher

The image is an etching of a winding road reaching to the horizon. A road stretches into the distance with houses on the left and utility lines in the sky. The background shows gentle rolling hills blending into the sky. The etching style uses precise linework to depict textures of the road, grass, and trees. The color palette is monochrome, with varying shades of black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.27 × 16.19 cm (8 3/8 × 6 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 40.01 × 25.56 cm (15 3/4 × 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1413

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • British Prints from the Bristow Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: PC [publisher's monogram]; lower center in graphite: C. W. Taylor; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: Before Burford

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Watermarks

[Head of Christ] / 1399 / FJH

Wikidata ID

Q77008833

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