Mallards in Louisiana

Object NameEtching

Artist / Maker Jay Norwood Darling (American, 1876 - 1962)

MediumEtching and drypoint on paper

Dimensions10 15/16 x 8 15/16 in. (27.8 x 22.7 cm)

ClassificationsPrints and Printing Plates

Credit LineGift of the J. N. "Ding" Darling Foundation. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberUM82.174

Status

Not on view

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Label TextAccording to Gordon Meaney, Darling was responsible for the two mallards, but abandoned the plate. Meaney added the stalks of cane and abraded the lower edge of the plate with sandpaper to achieve printable tone. This impression is printed in umber ink, with selective wiping of plate tone. The upper mallard's body is wiped cleane, while the water is left dark. In the second state, there is further work on the grasses at the left. The copper plate is extant.

SignedJ.N. Darling in pencil, lower right

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