The Fleischmann Estate: The Polo Field
ArtistMade by
Kerr Eby
American, 1889 - 1946
Date1920-1930
MediumEtching; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/4 x 13 5/8in. (19.7 x 34.6cm)
Platemark (height x width): 7 3/4 x 13 5/8in. (19.7 x 34.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 1/2 x 19in. (31.8 x 48.3cm)
Platemark (height x width): 7 3/4 x 13 5/8in. (19.7 x 34.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 1/2 x 19in. (31.8 x 48.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionSix polo players on horses are in the middle distance, framed by two large leafy trees. A large flat field is in the background.
Object number1991.23.3
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in pencil, "Polo"On verso, lower right, accession numberNotesSubject Note: This etching depicts the polo field at the Fleischmann Estate in Sands Point, Long Island, New York. In 1927, Eby executed a different etching which apparently depicts a polo match at the Fairfield Hunt Club in Westport, Connecticut. (Finlay 11/12/2011)
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