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A monochromatic etching of a large, dark sailing ship moored on a pier. Smaller boats sail on the water in the background under a cloudy sky.
Sunset, Gowanus Bay
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Sunset, Gowanus Bay

Artist Henry Farrer (American, born England, 1843 - 1903)
Date1880
MediumEtching on paper
Dimensionssheet: 8 x 11 3/4 in. (20.3 x 29.8 cm)
image: 6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (16.2 x 24.1 cm)
frame: 18 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (46.4 x 56.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Jane and R. Paul Larkin
Object number1992.1.72
Collections
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