Eugene Higgins

Fisherman's Family
1926

An etching depicting a fisherman's family on a boat. A man stands at the stern, holding a long oar, while a woman sits mid-boat, cradling an infant. A small child holding a stick stands near the bow, next to a seated dog. The scene is set against a backdrop of a cloudy sky and distant shoreline. The artwork is titled "Fisherman's Family" and signed "Eugene Higgins."
An etching depicting a fisherman's family on a boat. A man stands at the stern, holding a long oar, while a woman sits mid-boat, cradling an infant. A small child holding a stick stands near the bow, next to a seated dog. The scene is set against a backdrop of a cloudy sky and distant shoreline. The artwork is titled "Fisherman's Family" and signed "Eugene Higgins."

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Date
1926

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching

Dimensions
Sheet: 9 13/16 × 11 9/16in. (24.9 × 29.4 cm) Plate: 6 15/16 × 7 7/8in. (17.6 × 20 cm)

Accession number
96.68.155

Publication
Printed by Eugene Higgins; published by Philadelphia Society of Etchers

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from The Lauder Foundation, Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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