River Wall, Oporto
Orville Houghton Peets · c. 1925 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Starting in 1920, Peets was commissioned by the Hispanic Society of America to travel to Portugal and create art reflecting his experience. In this image, the residents of Porto, Portugal, conduct their lives along the Douro River. The winding river wall and plunging stones that vanish into the water highlight features of the old European town. The image is framed so as not to include the massive metal arch bridges that crossed the Douro since the 1880s. This print won second prize in the etching category at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s 1926 May Show.
The museum’s own description, in English. Licence: CC0
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- Maker
- Orville Houghton Peets (American, 1884–1968)
- Date
- c. 1925
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- Plate: 23.9 x 17.9 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- America
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
