The Old Print Shop

September 13, 1918, St. Mihiel. [The Great Black Cloud.]

  • ARTIST: Kerr Eby

  • MEDIUM: Etching, aquatint, and sandpaper ground,

    DATE: 1934.

  • EDITION SIZE: Edition 100. Image size 10 5/16 x 15 15/16" (26.1 x 40.5 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A scene from Eby's memories of World War I. Soldier march below an ominous sky, tiny and seemingly insignificant against the horrors of war. <br><br>

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Inscribed "Ed.. 100" and "imp." Inscribed in the lower right margin "To Miss Elizabeth Houghton with the very best wishes of the artist Kerr Eby : I'm prouder of this plate than of any other - nor or otherwise. KE"

  • CONDITION: Very good condition.

  • REFERENCE: Giardina #182.