A Span of Old Battersea Bridge, 1899
Sir Frank Shortexpand_more
Aquatint and rouletteexpand_more
Gift of Edith and Norman Garmezyexpand_more 2008.106.7
Not on Viewexpand_more
Frank Short added sand to his aquatint ground to achieve a rougher, darker texture for the timbers of the Battersea railway bridge. The result is a grim depiction of urban decay as relevant today as it was to Londoners a century ago.
Details
- Title
- A Span of Old Battersea Bridge
- Artist Life
- 1857 - 1945
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2008.106.7
- Provenance
- Edith and Norman Garmezy, of Edina, acquired the print from Catherine E. Burns, California, in 1999.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Hardie 155
- Curator Approved
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