Joseph Kirkpatrick (1872-1936) - Early 20th Century Aquatint Herding At Dusk

Description

A serene and tranquil aquatint with mezzotint. The scene shows a farmer and his dog in silhouette herding sheep past a watering hole that beautifully reflects the sky. The sun is no longer in the sky, leaving it stained with watery light and wispy clouds. The artist has signed in pencil to the lower right hand corner outside the plate lines and numbered xxi/cc (21/200) at the lower left. On wove.

Condition

There is foxing and minor scratching across the surface which has been touched in with light pencil in the image. The foxing outside the plate lines is darker. There is a loss to the lower left corner and a line of dirt at the lower right corner.

Size

25.8 x 36.5cm (10.2" x 14.4")
Sheet: 42.8 x 50.2cm (16.9" x 19.8")

Artist Biography

Joseph Kirkpatrick was born in Liverpool and was known for his paintings and etchings. He studied at Liverpool School of Art with John Finnie and at the Académie Julian in Paris under Bouguereau and Gabriel Ferrier in 1893.
He travelled widely living in London, Arundel in Sussex and in 1903 travelled to the West Indies. Kirkpatrick who was a member of the Liver Sketching Club and the Liverpool Academy of Arts exhibited many works at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool and at the RBSA, RA, RCamA and ROI. A painting by him is in the collection of Liverpool Bluecoat School.
His death was recorded at Worthing, Sussex in March 1936.