The Mackeral

A 1926 etching by the American artist, Hopper Emery measuring 9 7/8 x 7 inches, pencil signed and titled with additional provenance, written in the artists hand, on the lower margin. Emory was born in Baltimore, Maryland and had a successful career in banking before he turned exclusively to his artwork. He traveled to England where he studied at the Heatherly School of Art in London, then returned to Maryland where he became known for his delicately rendered architectural and maritime etchings.