Evening on the Nile, El Fashar by William Westley Manning
Evening on the Nile, El Fashar
William Westley Manning
Title
Evening on the Nile, El Fashar
Artist
Year
1938
Technique
aquatint with etching
Image Size
10 7/8 x 15 1/4" platemark
Signature
pencil, lower right; monogram, within plate
Edition Size
not stated
Annotations
titled (with correction) in pencil, below image, "6/6/0 [sic]", "May 27. 38", in pencil, lower right
Reference
Paper
ivory wove
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
21172
Price
SOLD
Description
El Fashar (El Fasher) is a city in the Hallouf valley of North Darfur in Sudan. The title is a bit decieving, since the Nile is a few hundred miles away, this is more likely Khartoum. Manning modulates the aquatint to create an active and mysterious sky.