Driftway, Evening

1933

Kerr Eby

Associated Names
Kerr Eby

Artist, American, 1889 - 1946

The image shows a winter landscape with snow covering the ground. In the foreground, there are textured snow lines. In the background, there is a house on a small hill surrounded by leafless trees. The scene is under an overcast sky with a low horizon line. The artwork is detailed, with shading creating depth and contrast. The color palette consists of whites, grays, and blacks.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.96 × 39.05 cm (8 1/4 × 15 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.35 × 45.56 cm (10 3/8 × 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1162

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Giardina 1997, no. 175

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

Bibliography

1997

  • Giardina, Bernadette Passi. Kerr Eby: The Complete Prints. Bronxville, New York: M. Hausberberg, 1997, p. 132, no. 175.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Kerr Eby; lower right in graphite: Kerr Eby imp.; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Driftway, Evening; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: 16 x 22; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: os869-30.; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: C 8016 / OX-

Markings

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

Watermarks

HAND MADE / J WHATMAN

Wikidata ID

Q77008947

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