Price's Candle-Works

c. 1875

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

James McNeill Whistler

Printer, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts an industrial and urban setting along a waterway. Various buildings, chimneys, and a distinctive arching bridge are visible. The sketch features minimal and linear brushstrokes outlining boats and buildings. The color palette is primarily sepia on a light beige surface. Boats with faintly indicated figures are close by, while industrial structures create a skyline in the distance. The background is a simple sky with sparse, sweeping lines to indicate clouds or movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 × 22.7 cm (5 7/8 × 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.3 × 31.4 cm (8 × 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8488

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 166, state iib/xiii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge [1845?-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); (H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, stock no. a 37288). Albert W. Scholle [d. 1910], New York, (Lugt 2923a). Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b-c), purchased 1930; gift to NGA, 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. 154, i/iv.

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. 166, state iib/xiii.

Inscriptions

"[Whistler's butterfly signature] imp" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. Verso: none.

Markings

(Albert W. Scholle collector's mark) recto and verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 2923a). "B.M." (Bernard B. MacGeorge collector's stamp) verso, purple stamped ink, (Lugt 394). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

[Arms of Amsterdam]

Wikidata ID

Q65021905

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