Sailing
1935–40
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
Block: 8 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (21.6 x 24.1 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (28.6 x 34.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940
Accession Number
40.111.75
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Sailing** by Fred Becker, created between 1935 and 1940 under the Works Progress Administration (PA), captures a lively nautical scene in the precise medium of wood engraving. This print with a block size of 8½ × 9½ inches, depicts men engaged in sailing, complete with bottles that hint at camaraderie or seafaring leisure. Acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund 1940, it resides in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints, exemplifying American printmaking from the Great Depression era. Wood engraving, a technique carving intricate designs into the end-grain of a wood block,...