Night Loading, Kerr Eby etching

A night harbor etching shows a tall-masted sailing ship at left, its rigging dark against the sky, beside a small steamer lit by a few lamps. Moonlight glints across the rippling water, and fine hatched lines build a dense, shadowy atmosphere.

Artist

Kerr Eby

Date

1930

Medium

etching on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2299 × 2880 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum