Ruffs Farm
Datenot dated
Artist
Sidney Mackenzie Litten
(British etcher, mezzotinter, and painter, 1887–1934)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 5 7/8 × 7 3/4 in. (14.9 × 19.7 cm)
sheet: 8 3/16 × 10 5/16 in. (20.8 × 26.2 cm)
sheet: 8 3/16 × 10 5/16 in. (20.8 × 26.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Charles Lee Reese, 1940
Object number1940-11.276
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextLittle is known about Sidney Litten. He studied at the Royal College of Art with Frank Short. He specialized in landscapes and architectural subjects. This bucolic image of a farmyard and thatched cottage, created in the early 20th century, suggests nostalgia for a bygone era. (msf)