ArtistFarrer, henry

Artist Years1843-1903

Artist NationalityAmerican

TitleEvening, New York Bay

Year1883

MediumPrint > Etching

DimensionsPlate: 11.7 X 18 inches

Accession Number526550

NotesHenry Farrer was born in London in 1842. He was an accomplished etcher and painter of landscapes and marine subjects. Farrer immigrated to New York in 1863. His first original etchings were created five years later. These were views of old New York buildings commissioned by the publisher, E. B. Patterson. After that date Henry Farrer concentrated mostly upon marine scenes which became noteworthy for their sunrise or sunset effects. Most of his marine depictions were created around New York Bay or the nearby East River. Henry Farrer was a full member of both the American Society of Painters in Water Colors and of the influential New York Etching Club.

Sunset, Gawanus Bay is typical of Henry Farrer's best marine etchings. Most noteworthy is the solid detailing of the ship combined with the strong atmospheric effects of the setting sun upon both sky and water. As a creative etcher Henry Farrer was ahead of most of his American contemporaries, particularly in his use of plate-tone and construction of light and shade.

American Art Review:
Inspired by the European etched art of James McNeill Whistler, Charles Meryon, Sir Francis Seymour Haden and others, a large number of American artists became seriously interested in the art of etching by 1875. A primary catalyst to the etching revival in America was the journal, American Art Review (1879 to 1881). Founded and edited by Sylvester Rosa Koehler it commissioned American artists for original etchings. Contributing etchers included such famous artists as Thomas Moran, Otto Bacher, Edmund Henry Garrett, Stephen Parrish, Henry Farrer, Eliza Greatorex, Charles Adams Platt and William Merritt Chase.
(source: Art of the Print)

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