A Voice from the Cliffs

1886

James David Smillie after Winslow Homer

Associated Names
James David Smillie

Artist, American, 1833 - 1909

Sylvester Rosa Koehler

Publisher, American, 1837 - 1900

Winslow Homer

Artist After, American, 1836 - 1910

Three women are shown from mid-thigh upwards, walking towards the viewer. They have distinct facial features and strong expressions. Each woman has dark hair styled back, wearing long, plain dresses with shawls draped over their shoulders typical of a historical period. The women appear to be carrying baskets and nets. In the background, there are massive cliffs and a sailboat on water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Japanese paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.51 × 25.4 cm (6 1/2 × 10 in.)
    plate (approximately): 22.86 × 30.48 cm (9 × 12 in.)
    sheet: 27.94 × 36.83 cm (11 × 14 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.44.61

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Witthoft 1992, no. 42 b/b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Rona Schneider, New York); William and Abigail Gerdts, New York, 2000; gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Witthoft, Brucia. _The Fine-Arts Etchings of James David Smillie, 1833-1909: Catalogue Raisonné _. Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press, 1992, p. 148, no. 42.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: JD Smillie / Aqua-fortis / 1886; lower right in plate: Winslow Homer 1883; lower right, below image, in graphite: James D. Smillie

Wikidata ID

Q77261140

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