Fishing Boats

c. 1881

Charles A. Platt

Associated Names
Charles A. Platt

Artist, American, 1861 - 1933

The image depicts a view of boats on the water from a low perspective. Various boats of different sizes are visible in the scene. The horizon is placed high in the composition, with a distant array of ship masts fading into a hazy skyline. Delicate etchings create a rich texture in depicting the boats and their reflections in the water. The color palette consists mainly of sepia tones, offering an old-world, nostalgic atmosphere. A large sailing vessel is closest to the viewer, with other boats scattered across the calm water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Alice F. Williams)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.84 × 24.13 cm (3 7/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 19.37 × 34.29 cm (7 5/8 × 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.912

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rice 1889, no. 23

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. 15, no. 23.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: C.A. Platt; lower right in plate: 23; lower right in graphite: C. A. Platt.

Wikidata ID

Q77013477

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