The Family

1928

Kerr Eby

Associated Names
Kerr Eby

Artist, American, 1889 - 1946

The image shows a rural scene with a donkey, a cart, chickens, and two women in conversation near a stone building. The building has an arched doorway, a hanging lantern, and balconies with plants. The artwork features delicate etching techniques with detailed lines creating texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic in sepia and black, giving an antique and serene atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.02 × 17.62 cm (5 1/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.18 × 26.99 cm (9 1/8 × 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1163

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Giardina 1997, no. 129

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. 100, no. 129.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Eby 1928; lower left in graphite: Ed 90; lower right in graphite: Kerr Eby imp.; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 865; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: C10457 / as- / B27206; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 25

Markings

stamped center verso in black ink: F.B.B. (circled)

Watermarks

F J Head & Co

Wikidata ID

Q77011525

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