About the Artwork
Venetian Steps
early or mid-20th century
Sydney Mackenzie Litten
1887 - 1949
English
Unknown
Etching, softground etching, and drypoint in black ink on wove paper
Plate: 10 3/4 × 14 7/8 inches (27.3 × 37.8 cm) Sheet: 14 × 17 1/2 inches (35.6 × 44.5 cm)
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Gift of K.T. Keller
46.257
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Markings
Inscribed, in pencil, lower right: SMLitten
Inscribed, in pencil, lower left: XXXIX. Inscribed, bottom left edge: Impression 80 Inscribed, E 3230. Inscribed, center bottom edge: Venetian Steps Inscribed, bottom right edge: 11 1/4 x 15 1/2 Original Etching
Marked, watermark: J WHATMAN Marked, stamp in purple, bottom left edge: MADE IN ENGLAND.
Provenance
K. T. Keller [1885-1966] (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1946-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Sydney Mackenzie Litten, Venetian Steps, early or mid-20th century, etching, softground etching, and drypoint in black ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of K.T. Keller, 46.257.
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