Evening on the Nile, El Fashar by William Westley Manning

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.