Day's End, Driftway
PrintmakerEtched by
Kerr Eby
(American, 1889 - 1946)
Date1939
MediumEtching and aquatint; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/4 x 15 3/8in. (21 x 39.1cm)
Platemark (height x width): 8 1/4 x 15 3/8in. (21 x 39.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 7/8 x 20in. (32.7 x 50.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1987.71.3
DescriptionA Colonial frame house on a hilltop is surrounded by leafless trees and silhouetted against a twilight sky. The house has a center chimney and attached outbuildings. Another building, apparently a barn, is at the far right. Snow-covered fields with scattered bushes are in the foreground.
NotesSubject Note: The etching depicts Eby's home, Driftway, in Westport, Connecticut. {Finlay 11/12/2011)Status
Not on viewE.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1840-1848