Creator Biography
John Octavius Anderson, American, 1856-1898.
Preview
Creation Date
1890
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
19.5 x 5.4, 23.8 x 9 (in frame)
Credit Line
Gift in Loving Memory of Boris Blick & Judith Rosenbloom Blick by their daughter Sarah Blick, 2024
Accession Number
2015.11
Provenance
Copyright Radtke, Lauckner, & Co. New York, 1890. (PUBLISHERS AND IMPORTERS OF ETCHINGS, ENGRAVINGS, PHOTOS, ETC., 6 EAST 18TH ST., NYC; 15 PERCY STREET, W. LONDON, ENGLAND.) UPPER LEFT CORNER. Bust of a woman drawn underneath the border of the print
Description
This etching shows a panoramic view of a waterscape, with a marshy shoreline and protruding dock on the right of the composition while the rest of the scene is dominated by water dotted with boats. A small strip of land lies in the background to the left of the composition.
