The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 17, 2026

A horizontally oriented etching with sparse, black lines creates a minimalist scene of a harbor on off-white paper. In the lower left, a tiny figure stands on a boat beside a small rowboat. Tall, spindly masts of two sailboats rise in the center against a vast, open sky. A low shoreline curves toward the right, while faint, wavering marks suggest reflections in the calm, pale water.

Four Boats on the Canal, Near Dordrecht

1881–83

John Henry Twachtman

(American, 1853–1902)
America
etching
Gift of Carl Fredric Clarke 1945.394
Catalogue raisonné: Baskett 13
Location: Not on view
  • John Henry Twachtman Retrospective. The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH (organizer) (October 7-November 20, 1966).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1945.394