The Water Nymphs

The Water Nymphs
The Water Nymphs

The Water Nymphs

Datec. 1920
Artist (Scottish artist, children's illustrator, lithographer and etcher, 1875–1953)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 6 1/4 × 9 7/8 in. (15.9 × 25.1 cm)
sheet: 9 3/16 × 11 3/8 in. (23.3 × 28.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robin & Cynthia Fanshawe, 2010
Object number2010-6
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPRINT
Label TextIn this scene of nymphs, frolicking at water’s edge Brown’s technical ability as an etcher is clear. Subtle tonalities, diminishing as the landscape recedes, create a refined sense of depth. It is unclear whether this composition was created to illustrate a text, or simply out of creative fancy.