Lobsterman
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etching
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.8013
Art Historical Context
**Lobsterman** is a captivating etching by American artist Dwight Case Sturges created in 1930 now housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collection (Department: CG-W). Sturges, known for his meticulous printmaking, captures the rugged essence of coastal life through this work, likely portraying a lobster fisherman—a quintessential figure of early 20th-century New England. The piece reflects the era's fascination with everyday laborers amid the looming Great Depression, blending realism with a touch of romanticism. Etching, Sturges's chosen medium, involves incising lines into a me...