Oaks in Windsor Park

Kerr Eby

1889–1946

Oaks in Windsor Park, 1927

Where object was made: England, United Kingdom

Material/technique: wove paper; etching

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 201 x 347 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 7 15/16 x 13 11/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 257 x 395 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 10 1/8 x 15 9/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in

Credit line: Gift of Hal M. Davison, Class of 1949

Accession number: 1998.0326

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"American Etchers Abroad, 1880-1939," Apr-2004, Reed Anderson
"Oaks in Windsor Park" resulted from Kerr Eby’s third trip abroad; from 1924 to 1925 he wandered throughout Great Britain and northern France collecting subjects for his graphic work. The etching depicts a section of a three-mile grove of trees that connects Great Windsor Park to Windsor Castle. As in most of Eby’s best prints, his goal was to convey a personal experience rather than a merely depict of a place. In works like "Oaks in Windsor Park" nature assumes spiritual and symbolic qualities, the aged trees expressing a vital life force in their twisted trunks and searching limbs.