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Porthleven

1925

Kerr Eby

Associated Names

Kerr Eby

Artist, American, 1889 - 1946

The image shows a coastal scene with buildings on cliffs in the middle ground. The drawing style is finely etched, with precise lines conveying the texture of the rocks and the sea. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray. The sky is depicted with minimal line work.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching and drypoint
Credit Line

Gift of Addie Burr Clark
Accession Number

1946.9.48
Catalogue Raisonné

Giardina 1997, no. 104

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

Amer. Etchers 8 (Crafton Coll.), 68.

1997

Giardina, Bernadette Passi. Kerr Eby: The Complete Prints. Bronxville, New York: M. Hausberberg, 1997, p. 84, no. 104.

Wikidata ID

Q65080475

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