Sir Frank Short, R.A., P.R.E. 1857-1945.
The Lifting Cloud. 1902. Mezzotint. Hardie 118. 6 x 9 (sheet 10 5/8 x 15 3/16). Slight sun toning. A very rich impression printed on white wove paper. Signed in pencil. From a watercolour sketch made by Sir Frank Short on Whitby Scaur. $550.
Hardie describes the scene, "Heavy clouds cast a shadow over an angry sea, with breakers, showing flashes of white; the clouds lift to the right, where a labouring ship is seen; in foreground, a large boulder and a half-submerged anchor.
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