Cotswold Country

1949

Harold Thornton

Associated Names
Harold Thornton

Artist, British, 1892 - 1958

Print Collectors' Club

Publisher

The image shows a landscape viewed from an elevated point with fields, hills, and the sky with clouds. The fields have rows and hay piles, suggesting agriculture. Trees and structures are visible in the distance. The drawing style uses etching lines for detail, with a sepia color palette.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.37 × 29.21 cm (7 5/8 × 11 1/2 in.)
    plate: 20 × 29.85 cm (7 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.31 × 39.85 cm (10 3/4 × 15 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1428

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

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: PC [Print Collectors' Club monogram]; lower left in graphite: Cotswald Country; lower right in graphite: Harold Thornton

Markings

stamped upper right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]; printed lower left verso on adhered label: Harold Thornton, A.R.E. / Cotswald Country. (Etching)

Wikidata ID

Q77013380

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