Siena

1923

Robert Austin

Associated Names
Robert Austin

Artist, British, 1895 - 1973

Twenty-One Gallery

Publisher

A large, intricately detailed pot is in the foreground. Bare branches extend outward and upward, contrasting against densely packed rooftops of a cityscape in the background. The image is monochromatic, composed of rich browns and tans. The pot is elevated on a wooden platform or balcony, with a wooden railing. The rooftops fill the middle to upper areas, with structures like towers and churches visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.11 × 10.95 cm (4 3/8 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.966

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine Art Society 2001, no. 38, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1930

  • Dodgson, Campbell. A Catalogue of Etchings and Engravings by Robert Austin, R.E., 1913-1929. London: Twenty-One Gallery, 1930, no. 38, ii/ii.

2001

  • Drawings and Prints by Robert Sargent Austin, with a Complete Catalog of His Prints. London: Fine Art Society, 2001, no. 38.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Austin; lower center in graphite: Robert Austin

Wikidata ID

Q64961266

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