Joe Knoche Builds a Stone Wall
ArtistMade by
Mahonri Mackintosh Young
American, 1877 - 1957
Date1942
MediumEtching and drypoint on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 13/16 x 12in. (19.8 x 30.5cm)
Platemark (height x width): 7 13/16 x 12in. (19.8 x 30.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 14 5/16in. (26 x 36.4cm)
Platemark (height x width): 7 13/16 x 12in. (19.8 x 30.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/4 x 14 5/16in. (26 x 36.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineLibrary purchase
DescriptionThree men in overalls and caps are working at the right. One man lifts a stone. Another uses a mallet. A pick axe and a sledgehammer lean against a completed section of wall. Behind the wall, two men are plowing a field using a team of horses. A woman is hanging clothes on a clothesline. Two women are hoeing a garden. The wind is blowing. A frame house with dormers, a gambrel roof, and a chimney are in the background surrounded by trees and bushes. A small building, probably a shed, is at the right.
Object number2001.78.0
InscribedOn recto, inscribed in pencil, lower left, "To Dr. Marquis E. Reitzel. One of the numerous Trial Proofs made during work on your plate." On verso, accession number inscribed in pencil, lower right.NotesSubject Note: Joe Knoche had a farmhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut, where Mahonri Young also had a summer home.
Technique Note: Plate was not wiped clean before printing, resulting in a faint even tone throughout the image. Traces of foul biting suggest that technique involves etching as well as drypoint. (Finlay 1/23/2002)
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