1922
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Morning Haze in Chichester Harbor is a 1922 by Frank Short, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A flat boat sits still in pale, misty water. The shore is a thin dark line under a washed-out sky. Tiny buildings cluster near the horizon. This is why it’s worth a look: Short loved quiet scenes like this. He used soft tones to show distance and calm. His prints taught others how to do it too. Try searching for Frank Short (British, 1857–1945).
Short is recognized as an influential teacher and master of intaglio processes who revived the use of mezzotint and aquatint, both tonal techniques. The discipline he required of his students as head of engraving at the Royal College of Art was largely responsible for the technical excellence of British etching during the 1910s through the 1940s. Short frequently depicted peaceful, far-reaching, level landscapes, or seascapes with few humans. With an economy of means, he achieved beautiful, atmospheric results.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Sir Francis Job Short PPRE (19 June 1857 – 22 April 1945) was a British printmaker and teacher of printmaking.
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