Winslow Homer
Eight Bells

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Eight Bells
Date1887
PlaceUnited States
MediumEtching
DimensionsPlate: 18 7/8 × 24 3/8 in. (47.9 × 61.9 cm)
Sheet: 24 7/8 × 31 7/8 in. (63.2 × 81 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Frank J. Hevrdejs and Michael T. Willis in honor of Peter R. Coneway at "One Great Night in November, 1996"
Object number96.1706
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Acid on Metal: The Art of Etching and Aquatint," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 September - 27 November 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: In pencil, under image; there are drawings of a clock, an anchor and another clock. In print, under image: "Copyrighted 1887 by Klackner 17. E. 17th St. N.Y."
The etching is signed in pencil, under image: "Winslow Homer". In image, bottom left: "Homer".

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