Fishing Lines: Etching and Engraving from the Gary Widman Collection
Adriaen van Ostade, A man fishing from a wooden bridge, accompanied by a boy holding a basket, n.d. Etching, plate 4 7/16 x 6 7/16 in. Gary Widman Collection.
MARCH 3 - MAY 13, 2012
On view on the Museum's second floor.
From anglers on Rembrandt's riverbanks to William Wegman's scaly creatures, fish and fishing have inspired artists for centuries. This exhibition of works from a private collection explores the subject in 60 etchings and engravings from the 16th century to the present. Angling lore, scientific study, and sometimes acid humor are brought together by a variety of printmakers. Through these images, the exhibition provides a fascinating history of etching and engraving. 
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Robert Sargent Austin, Majorca fisherman, 1927. Engraving, plate 7 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. Gary Widman Collection. -
Hendrick Goudt after Adam Elsheimer, Tobias and the Angel, 1613. Engraving, plate 10 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. Gary Widman Collection. -
Adriaen van Ostade, A man fishing from a wooden bridge, accompanied by a boy holding a basket, n.d. Etching, plate 4 7/16 x 6 7/16 in. Gary Widman Collection. -
William Wegman, Perch, fig. 142, 1989. Etching on chine collé, plate 5 11/16 x 7 11/16 in. Gary Widman Collection.
