Fish and Bottle
1876 to 1900
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View on museum website →Medium
linoleum cut on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 23 x 30.6 cm (9 1/16 x 12 1/16 in.) sheet: 31.2 x 38.1 cm (12 5/16 x 15 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Accession Number
1991.150.100
Art Historical Context
**Fish and Bottle** by Charles William Smith, created between 1876 and 1900, captures a simple yet intriguing still life in the medium of linoleum cut on laid paper. Measuring about 9 x 12 inches, this modest print depicts a fish and bottle arrangement, evoking the everyday domestic scenes popular in late 19th-century art. Smith's work reflects the Victorian era's fascination with humble objects, rendered with clean lines and bold contrasts typical of relief printing techniques. Linoleum cuts, though rare before the 1890s, marked an innovative shift in printmaking. Unlike traditional woodbloc...