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1881

Edmund Henry Garrett

Associated Names

Edmund Henry Garrett

Artist, American, 1853 - 1929

American Art Review

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The image shows a beach scene with a pair of oxen pulling a cart on the rocky shore. A figure guides the animals. The terrain is uneven with rocks and patches of grass. A hillside covered in foliage is on the left, captured with detailed etchings. The sky has light clouds, and small distant sailboats are on the horizon. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of brown.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black on laid paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. S.R. Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts)
Dimensions

image: 12.38 × 22.38 cm (4 7/8 × 8 13/16 in.)
plate: 14.92 × 25.08 cm (5 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)
sheet: 20.32 × 30.16 cm (8 × 11 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2451

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1881; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

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Bibliography

1881

Koehler, S.R., ed. The American Art Review 2, no. 9 (July 1881): p. 103.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: GARRETT / '81

Wikidata ID

Q77013128

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