Gloucester Harbor

1880

Charles A. Platt

Associated Names
Charles A. Platt

Artist, American, 1861 - 1933

The image depicts a waterfront scene from a slightly elevated point, as if viewed from land looking out towards the water. The horizon line is visible, mostly uninterrupted. Sparse vertical lines suggest masts of ships on the horizon. The technique features fine etching lines, giving a linear quality to the scene. The color palette is muted and sepia-toned, creating an antique feel. Closest are structures resembling docks and ships with detailed lines and reflections in the water. In the distance, lines fade, suggesting a continuation of the harbor merging into the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Alice F. Williams)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.11 × 22.38 cm (4 3/8 × 8 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.86 × 30.16 cm (9 × 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.913

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rice 1889, no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alice F. Williams, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1889

  • Rice, Richard A. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Works of Charles A. Platt. New York: The De Vinne Press, 1889, p. 7, no. 1.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: CAP 1880; lower left in graphite: C. A. Platt-

Wikidata ID

Q77012490

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