A very fine rich and fresh impression of this night scene, with a moderate veil of platetone overall, wiped only slightly more on figures in foreground and around the lamp, and with the burr from the drypoint work strong.

The British Museum recently exhibited their impression of this rare work in their landmark show "The American Scene." Their impression, also an unsigned proof, has the same watermark and although they identified its state as between first and second, appears to be the same state as this proof (Flint's description calls for the addition of considerable linework to the lamp, sky, platform, fence and figures in the third state, but the differences between the first two states are not so clear).

The evening boat scene in New York's Central Park was a subject of great interest to Matulka, who returned to it several times in prints and paintings.