Twin Rivers Local Vintage
Vintage Don Swann original etching - "Hard a' Starboard" 297/300
Vintage Don Swann original etching - "Hard a' Starboard" 297/300
American artist Don Swann made his home in Baltimore, after studying in Munich, Germany and Italy. Well known for his historic Americana - ships, trees, U.S. Navy series, schools, and Universities; his later subjects included many in color. His work has been advertised and exhibited in many cities in the United States and forms part of the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum, Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. Naval Museum, J. P. Morgan, Congressional Library, and other prominent collectors and connoisseurs. The Smithsonian Institute acquired 33 original etchings for the Division of Graphic Arts. He passed away in 1954.
This print, called "Hard a' Starboard" has a Certificate of Authenticity on the back that certifies that the print is an original etching from a limited edition, it is numbered 297 of 300. It was framed and sold by the Victorius Gallery in Charlottesville, Virginia.
This print in the frame measures approximately 16 3/4" tall, 11 1/2" wide, and 1 1/2" deep.