The Fan Treeca. 1915
Ernest Haskell made this in about 1915, aged 39. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. More about this work
About this work
Ernest Haskell made this in about 1915, aged 39. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.
How it was made
- Drypoint
- Lines scratched straight into the plate with a needle throw up a ridge of metal, the burr, which holds ink and prints a soft, furred line. The burr wears down, so early impressions are the richest.
- Etching
- The artist draws with a needle through a waxy coating on a copper plate, and acid bites the exposed lines. The plate is then inked, wiped and printed under pressure, so the line keeps the freedom of drawing.
- Engraving
- Lines cut directly into a metal plate with a steel burin, which makes them swell and taper. It took years to master, and for centuries it was how paintings travelled as pictures.
Ernest Haskell
born Woodstock, CT 1876-died Bath, ME 1925
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The Smithsonian American Art Museum has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1984.155
- Credit
- Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Type
- Graphic Arts-Print
- Department
- Graphic Arts
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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