Fisherman, Lake Tohopikiliga, by Robert Hogg Nisbet, Amer., (1879-1961) Pencil old masking tape hinges top

old masking tape hinges top margin center and corners verso

A dark and melancholic scene of two elderly woman

yet they exhibit subtle gradations of value and differentiations of texture one wouldn't assume from such boldness

all seeming to comment on the restrictions

and illustrated as pl

Fisherman, Lake Tohopikiliga, by Robert Hogg Nisbet, Amer., (1879-1961) Pencil old masking tape hinges topEtching, 1930's 40's, Ed. unknown, 7 7 8 x 9 7 8, minor toning to edges, a thin discreet printing crease extending into large cloud at top center, signed and dedicated in pencil, "To Ulric Ellerluscu A. A. A.", a tad difficult to decipher, on a cream wove paper. A fine impression of this print by Nisbet, a respected Connecticut painter and very fine print maker, who focused on the tranquil beauty of Kent and the Housatonic River, in CT's northwestern