Ernest C. Rost Etching of House

Item Details

By Hand

An etching on paper of a house by listed artist Ernest C. Rost (1866 – 1940). This etching depicts a country road leading past a large house with a tower behind a picket fence. The piece is signed in plate to the lower left, in graphite to the lower right margin, and with a remarque of a bell to the lower left margin. It is presented behind a white mat, behind glass, in a wooden frame with a hanging wire to the verso.

Condition

- discoloration to paper and mat; spotting to underside of glass; chip to frame at upper center; wear and minor nicks to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; plate marks measure 7.25" W x 4.0" H.

Item #

17BAL149-075