The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A horizontally oriented drypoint in black ink depicts a woman with light skin on a rocky shore, cradling an infant. Near her, one child crouches while another leans forward to play with a toy sailboat. A large wooden boat rests on the ground to the right. Behind them, weathered wooden shacks and houses cluster on a steep hillside. Dense hatching and cross-hatching create heavy shadows and rugged textures throughout the scene.

Untitled (Mother and Children by the Water)

1944

Sam Thal

(American, 1903–1964)
America
drypoint
Sheet: 26.8 x 34.7 cm (10 9/16 x 13 11/16 in.); Platemark: 22.2 x 30.1 cm (8 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)
Gift of Walter Sheppe 1999.205
Location: Not on view
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