About the Artwork
Breaking Wave
early 20th century
Charles Herbert Woodbury
1864-1940
American
Unknown
Etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper
Plate: 6 7/8 × 8 7/8 inches (17.5 × 22.5 cm) Sheet: 11 1/2 × 13 1/4 inches (29.2 × 33.7 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
City of Detroit Purchase
25.39
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Signed, in pencil, lower left: Charles H Woodbury
Inscribed, in pencil, bottom left edge: Plate 9 - Breaking Waves - 35
Provenance
1925-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Charles Herbert Woodbury, Breaking Wave, early 20th century, etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 25.39.
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