36. Donald Shaw MacLaughlan
(1876-1952)

Houses on the Aare, Switzerland

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MacLaughlan: Houses on the Aare, Switzerland

Houses on the Aare, Switzerland

Etching, 1908, 201 x 219 mm., Bruette 101, Library of Congress 105. A fine impression with varied plate tone on old laid paper, trimmed by the artist to a narrow margin and signed in pencil; minor paper flaws and tiny edge tears at the base. The precise location is not given but may be Bern or Solothurn. The river is most famous in the United States for ubiquitously turning up in crossword puzzles.