The mirror

The mirror

Item Information

Title:
The mirror
Artist:
Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951
Name on Item:
Frank W. Benson
Date:
1916
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Drypoints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Frank W. Benson (1862-1951). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Ducks
Bodies of water
Reflections
Extent:
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 15 x 20 cm
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Ordeman: 94
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin from the collection formed by Sherburne Prescott
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Ordeman, John T. "Frank W. Benson's etchings, drypoints and lithographs, an illustrated and descriptive catalogue." Hickok-Bockus, 1994, Summit, New Jersey.
Notes (object):
Trial proof (b). The heavy bur is removed from the back and breast of the duck by means of the scraper. The reflection of the tree is also made lighter. Six impressions, on shogun paper.
Identifier:
18_16_000451
Barcode:
36666003904782