TitleSolitude
Datec. 1884
MediumEtching
DimensionsSheet size: 14 1/4 × 18 3/8 in.
Plate size: 6 × 9 in.
SignedSigned lower right in plate: "E. L. Peirce"
MarkingsBlindstamp on LL margin corner: 'Copyright 1884 by O.M. Dunham'
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY, Gift of Samuel Colman, 1903
Object number1982.2239b
Label TextEdith Getchell participated in the American Etching Revival of the later nineteenth century that drew new and serious attention to the medium. In the wake of impressionism, etching was particularly valued for its characteristically soft lines that facilitated atmospheric effects. Getchell's Solitude is more expressionist than impressionist, however, offering a contrast of approaches in her depictions of sky and earth. The oppressive, overcast sky above is rendered almost purely by toning, as opposed to the sharp, deep lines that constitute the grasses below.
