Salisbury Plains

1929

Kerr Eby

Associated Names
Kerr Eby

Artist, American, 1889 - 1946

The image shows a landscape view from an elevated perspective. The horizon is high, emphasizing the sky with soft, wispy clouds. The painting features rolling hills, fields, and distant low hills in earthy tones. The strokes depict a serene and open countryside.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.78 × 27.94 cm (7 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 24.29 × 36.51 cm (9 9/16 × 14 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1165

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Giardina 1997, no. 142

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. 109, no. 142.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed 90; lower right in graphite: Kerr Eby imp.; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Salisbury Plains -; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 860; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: B.25476

Markings

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

Watermarks

F J Head & Co

Wikidata ID

Q77011526

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