Leighton, Clare, 1898-1989
Found in 338 Collections and/or Records:
Lobstering: Final Proof (unsigned), [between 1949 and 1951]
Unsigned final proof. Poor printing quality: very light, with white splotches.
Verso: round sticker reading "N.E.I. 48" on lower right corner.
Lobstering: Preliminary Study [1] of 11, [between 1949 and 1951]
Sketch of a lobster trap. Labeled "lobster catcher."
Lobstering: Preliminary Study [2] of 11, [between 1949 and 1951]
Detailed, full-page drawing of a lobster.
Lobstering: Preliminary Study [3] of 11, [between 1949 and 1951]
7 sketches of lobsters: one large lobster seen from above in the middle, surrounded by lobsters drawn from different angles and in different positions.
Lobstering: Preliminary Study [4] of 11, [between 1949 and 1951]
Two detailed sketches of tall rubber boots. The left sketch includes ropes and anchor, and the boots seem to be hanging from the wall.
Lobstering: Preliminary Study [5] of 11, [between 1949 and 1951]
Sketches of three bunches of seaweed, each a slightly different variety. Small sketch of a lobster in upper right corner.
Lobstering: Preliminary Study [6] of 11, [between 1949 and 1951]
Seascape with a number of smallish islands in the middle distance. In front of one is a tiny figure in a row-boat. A group of round, bald rocks in the foreground. Not very detailed.
Lobstering: Preliminary Study [7] of 11, [between 1949 and 1951]
Sketch of a group of rocks in the center; to the left, two small boats, the top one with a sail.
Lobstering: Preliminary Study [8] of 11, [between 1949 and 1951]
Rough sketch of a group of rocks. At the top right is a spit of land. Some orange-brown residue on the left edge of the paper.
Lobstering: Preliminary Study [9] of 11, [between 1949 and 1951]
Wide sketch of a seascape with pine trees at the far shore, on a spit of land that curves to the left. In the middle ground, to the left, a rocky shoreline with a small boat moored.
In the foreground, disconnected from the landscape, a large sketch of a lobster buoy laid on its side, with a line tied to the top.
Lobstering: Preliminary Study [10] of 11, [between 1949 and 1951]
In the foreground is a large sketch of a rowboat, apparently moored near a pier. Behind, much smaller, a person rows in a similar boat. Rough sketch of trees or vegetation on the far shore.
Lobstering: Preliminary Study [11] of 11, [between 1949 and 1951]
Studies of jacketed arms and hands grasping ropes.
Lobstering: State 1, [between 1949 and 1951]
Partial proof: large white space in the center of print.
Numbered 1 in upper right corner.
Lobstering: State 2, [between 1949 and 1951]
Partial proof: large white space in the center of print. No corrections visible.
Numbered 2 in upper right corner.
Lobstering: State 3, [between 1949 and 1951]
Hands of the two central figures holding buckets are drawn in with graphite (over the blank space in the center).
Numbered 3 in upper right corner.
Lobstering: State 4, [between 1949 and 1951]
Hands of men carrying buckets are drawn in with graphite (into blank spaces at the print's center).
Numbered 4 in upper right corner. Verso: round stamp reading "N.E.I. 49" in lower right corner.
Lobstering: State 5, [between 1949 and 1951]
Hands of men carrying buckets drawn in graphite (into white spaces in center of print)
Numbered 5 in upper right corner. Verso: round sticker reading "N.E.I. 50" in lower right corner.
Lobstering: State 6, [between 1949 and 1951]
First full proof in which the men's hands (carrying buckets) have been engraved in the image.
Numbered 6 in upper right corner. Verso: round sticker reading "N.E.I. 51" in lower right corner.
Lobstering: State 7, [between 1949 and 1951]
Another piece of paper has been pasted over the right side of the print, fitted to the print beneath so the seams are difficult to see.
Numbered 7 in upper right corner. Verso: round sticker reading "N.E.I. 52" in lower right corner.
Lobstering: State 8, [between 1949 and 1951]
Numbered 8 in upper right corner. Verso: orange residue from an adhesive/glue in the corners.
Additional filters
- Type
- Archival Object 337
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Wood engravings 156
- Graphite drawings 131
- Logging -- Pictorial works 31
- Marble industry and trade -- Pictorial works 31
- Maple sugar industry -- Pictorial works 30
- Lobster industry -- Pictorial works 28
- Tobacco farms -- Pictorial works 28
- Grain -- Milling -- Pictorial works 26
- Shipbuilding -- Pictorial works 25
- Cranberry industry -- Pictorial works 24
- Agriculture -- Pictorial works 23
- Atlantic cod fishing -- Pictorial works 23
- Ice industry -- Pictorial works 20
- Whaling -- Pictorial works 19
- Queen's ware 13
- Photographs 9
- Wood-engraving 8
- Grain -- Milling 5
- Cranberry industry 3
- Ice industry 3 ∧ less