Low Tide at Leigh-on-Sea
Medium
aquatint in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 24.77 × 35.4 cm (9 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.) sheet: 29.69 × 39.21 cm (11 11/16 × 15 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number
2015.143.125
Art Historical Context
**Low Tide at Leigh-on-Sea** *Charles Henry Baskett, 1911* Aquatint in black on wove paperStep into the serene coastal world of Charles Henry Baskett *Low Tide at Leigh-ona* (1911), a aquatint print that captures the quiet drama of Essex's tidal flats. Leigh-on-Sea, a fishing village east of London, reveals its muddy expanse and beached boats at low tide, ev the rhythm of nature in Edwardian England. Baskett, a British printmaker of the early 20th century, masterfully renders this everyday scene with subtle atmospheric depth, inviting viewers to ponder the interplay of land, sea, and sky. ...