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Kerr Eby

Associated Names
Kerr Eby

Artist, American, 1889 - 1946

The image shows a ship with large masts dominating the horizon. The scene is illuminated by soft, diffused light, creating a silhouette of the ship against a darker backdrop. The horizon is high in the composition, emphasizing the ship's structure. The artwork features fine engraving or etching with horizontal lines across the water's surface. The color palette is sepia, with deep browns and soft golds accentuating the contrast between light and shadow. The water reflects the ship's image in gentle ripples, extending into the distance where the ship is outlined against the dark sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on Médian laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Mary E. Maxwell Fund)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.08 × 21.11 cm (9 7/8 × 8 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.07 × 27.31 cm (16 9/16 × 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.344

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Giardina 1997, no. 158

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Keppel & Co., New York); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1931; 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. 120, no. 158.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Ed 90; lower right in graphite: Kerr Eby imp.; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: B25753; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 42.

Watermarks

MÉDIAN

Wikidata ID

Q77013452

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