The Oar Maker, Venice
Joseph Pennell, American, 1860 - 1926
1883
Etching on laid paper
N/A
Plate: 9 13/16 × 6 13/16 in. (25 × 17.3 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (28.5 × 20 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Hersey Egginton in memory of her son, Everett Egginton, Class of 1921
PR.954.20.452
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed in graphite, right of center, lower margin: J. Pennell imp; inscribed in graphite (not artist's hand), lower center margin: Oar Maker Venice; inscribed in graphite (not artist's hand), lower center margin: (scribble); inscribed in graphite (not artist's hand), lower right margin: State 9with black crayon line through it); inscribed in graphite, on reverse: FC; inscribed in graphite, on reverse: B11373
Provenance
Collected by Hersey Egginton (1875-1951); bequeathed to his wife, Mary E. (Benner) Egginton (1875-1962), Garden City, New York, 1951; given to present collection, 1954.
Catalogue Raisonne
Wuerth 73
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