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Shadows Of Venice

Artist John Taylor Arms (American, 1887 - 1953)

CultureAmerican

Date1930

MediumEtching

DimensionsOverall, Plate: 10 5/16 x 12 3/16 in. (26.2 x 31 cm)
Overall: 13 x 17 5/8 in. (33 x 44.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm)

InscribedSigned lower right: "John Taylor Arms - 1930". Signed on plate in reserve "J.T. Arms" over "Venezia 1929". Lower right corner of paper "st II". Watermarked "J Whatman" right edge from bottom.

PortfolioEtching #187; Pl. #231. Second State, after the aquatint was added in the foreground. No. 16 of the "Italian Series". Trial proof XIII, Private Collection E.

Credit LineGift of Mrs. John Taylor Arms

Object number54.51.122

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DescriptionEtching and aquatint on laid paper. Depicts a bridge over a canal in Venice with the city in the background.

Label TextShadows of Venice, 1930 Etching and aquatint Bequest of Dorothy Noyes Arms 54.51.122 Exhibition HistoryExhibited Gallery H, Dec. 1958. "An Eye for Architecture: the Etchings of John Taylor Arms," Kaufman Theatre Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, November 3, 2010 - July 24, 2011.