Dock at Newport
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 12.1 × 17 cm (4 13/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Plate: 12.7 × 17.5 cm (5 × 6 15/16 in.); Sheet: 29.1 × 30.5 cm (11 1/2 × 12 1/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
129625
Art Historical Context
John Henry Twachtman's *Dock at Newport* (1893) captures the serene rhythm of coastal life in a delicate etching on ivory laid paper. Measuring just 12.1 × 17 cm for the image, this intimate print invites viewers into a quiet harbor scene, where docks stretch toward the water under soft, diffused light. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings department, it exemplifies Twachtman's mastery of printmaking during the late 19th century. As a leading American Impressionist and member of the progressive Ten American Painters group, Twachtman (1853–1902) was renowned for his atm...
About the Artist
John Henry Twachtman
American, Cincinnati, Ohio 1853–1902 Gloucester, Massachusetts