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Based on the English lettering on the warehouse in the middle of this image, Frank Wilcox likely depicted a boat house in his native Cleveland. The composition is evenly balanced, with the rigging of a ship bordering the left and the wooden boards of the dock structure on the right. About half of the image is devoted to a blank sky, which lightens the otherwise dark scene and suggests calm weather for the figures in boats.
| Artist / Maker | Frank Wilcox |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1923 |
| Culture / Origin | America, Ohio, Cleveland |
| Medium | etching |
| Dimensions | Platemark: 12.6 x 17.7 cm (4 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.); Paper: 21 x 25.4 cm (8 1/4 x 10 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
Cleveland-born Frank Wilcox received artistic training with Frederick Gottwald, Henry Keller, and Louis Rorimer while at tending the Cleveland School of Art, 1906–10. On a travel scholarship from the school, Wilcox studied at the Académie Callorossi in Paris during the winter of 1910–11 and exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1911. He then returned to Cleveland, where the Taylor Gallery organized his first solo exhibition in the fall of 1911. The Korner & Wood Galleries organized his second solo exhibition… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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