Lot Essay
This watercolor was translated into an etching dated Nov. 5, 1880, and inscribed to J. D. Smillie from H.F..
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Sunset, New York harbor
Details
Henry Farrer (American, 1843-1903)
Sunset, New York harbor
signed and dated 'H. Farrer, 1880.' (lower left)
watercolor and pencil
25 x 37½ in. (63.5 x 95.4 cm.)
painted in 1880
Sunset, New York harbor
signed and dated 'H. Farrer, 1880.' (lower left)
watercolor and pencil
25 x 37½ in. (63.5 x 95.4 cm.)
painted in 1880
Literature
The Daily Graphic, Jan 26, 1881, p. 638, (illustrated)
Related Literature
R. Schneider, The Quiet Interlude: American Etchings of the Late Nineteenth Century-Prints from the Collection of Rona Schneider, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1984, p.2, no. 16, cover illustration of the etching
Related Literature
R. Schneider, The Quiet Interlude: American Etchings of the Late Nineteenth Century-Prints from the Collection of Rona Schneider, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1984, p.2, no. 16, cover illustration of the etching