La Rétameuse

1858

James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

Auguste Delâtre

Printer, French, 1822 - 1907

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching printed chine collé on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.1 × 8.9 cm (4 3/8 × 3 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 28.89 × 25.4 cm (11 3/8 × 10 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.8401

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 26, state ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b-c); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.  

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Etchings, Lithographs, Original Drawings, and Autograph Letters by James A. McNeill Whistler, The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1931.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 14, ii/ii.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret F., Grischka Petri, Joanna Meacock.James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné. University of Glasgow on-line website at http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. University of Glasgow, 2012: no. 26, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

"Whistler" lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Imp. Delatre. Rue. St. Jacques. 171." lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "[illeg.]" upper left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c27793" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "20" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65021818


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