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“The Great Black Cloud”, Original Etching by Kerr Eby
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This rare & wonderfully preserved vintage etching by Kerr Eby is a depiction of the World War 1, September 13, 1918 battle of St. Mihiel. The powerful etching captures the immensity of the struggle of these troops under an enormous black cloud. The etching is signed, double matted & beautifully framed. The glass is intact. There is no foxing &/or discoloration. Condition is excellent. In addition to the hand signed artist’s signature, “ed. 100” is signed on the primary matting. A wonderful offering to students &/or collectors of rare World War 1 historical representations.
- Creator:Kerr Eby (Illustrator)
- Dimensions:Height: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)Width: 23.25 in (59.06 cm)Depth: 0.63 in (1.61 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:Paper,Etched
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1934
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Bronx, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4975128211932
Kerr Eby
Kerr Eby was born in 1890 in Tokyo, Japan, the son of Methodist missionaries from Canada. Returning to that country when he was three, Eby grew up studying art, which his parents encouraged, as his mother came from a family of prominent artists. Harold Kerr Eby was born to Canadian Methodist missionaries in Tokyo, Japan, on October 19, 1889. At the age of three his family moved to Vancouver, B.C. and by the time he was twelve, he had lived in Vancouver, Kingston, Toronto and Bracebridge. He worked as a 'printer's devil' on the Bracebridge paper, and at fifteen he took his savings and moved to New York with the dream of becoming an artist After graduating from high school in 1907, Eby moved to New York City to study art, first at the Pratt Institute, and later at the Art Students League.. He enrolled in art classes at Pratt Institute while working for a lithographic firm earning $4.00 a week. His pay barely covered his room and drawing supplies. Within a year, life became desperate for the young artist. Starving and feeling defeated, he left in the spring for home in Canada and was employed by a surveying party in Northern Ontario. While in this northern wilderness, Eby regained his dream of becoming an artist, and in his spare time he started to draw his surroundings. By fall he had saved enough money to return to New York. He attended night classes at the Art Students League while working for another lithographic firm. He spent several more summers surveying in Northern Ontario before he was able to make a living as an illustrator. During this period he formed a number of influential friendships with major artists such as John Henry Twachtman and Childe Hassam and joined a summer artists' colony founded by them at Cos Cob, Connecticut. He supported himself by working as a magazine illustrator and at the American Lithographic Company. Through study and practice, Eby refined both his drawing and printing techniques. Eby was an Associate of the National Academy NA (1930); National Academy of Design (1934); Society of American Etchers; Chicago Society of Etchers; Philadelphia Society of Etchers; National Institute of Arts and Letters. Kerr Eby's work can be found in these collections of the Library of Congress, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Harvard Art Museums, New York Public Library, Navy Art Collection.
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