USA, ca. 1930s. An evocative black and white etching by early 20th-century American artist Edward Timothy Hurley (1869–1950). Features intricate line work depicting a vernacular scene of Cincinnati’s Mt. Adams neighborhood dappled with snow - captured from the vantage of a wooded outcropping. Signed in pencil by the artist, below plate signature and date of 1936 at lower right. Professionally matted and framed, the piece is ready for display. Condition is overall excellent with light, age appropriate wear to frame.

Born in Cincinnati, Hurley attended both Xavier University and Cincinnati Art Academy, studying with Otto Beck and etcher Frank Duveneck. Starting in 1896, he worked as a decorator at renowned ceramic studio Rookwood Pottery for 52 years. Hurley first gained wide artistic recognition for his innovative use of Rockwood’s early Vellum glazing technique, depicting atmospheric landscapes and nature scenes on a variety of ceramic forms.

While off the clock at his home studio, Hurley was a prolific etcher and produced over 2,000 original etchings in a variety of mediums. His body of work was deeply inspired by his hometown of Cincinnati and serves as an extant study of the city’s transitional states of modernization through the early-20th century. Hurley’s perspective strikes at an intersection of admiration and incidence, conveying a somewhat wistful or nostalgic tone. His etchings have been exhibited at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh; Art Institute of Chicago; National Academy of Design; Herron Institute in Indianapolis; National Arts Club in New York and the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Dimensions: 17” wide x 21” high x .75” deep.