Temple Bar

c. 1877

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a street scene from a slightly elevated perspective, focusing on an ornate archway in the center. The horizon is blocked by buildings and the archway. The brushstrokes are sketchy and loose, with light lines outlining buildings, people, and horses. The color palette is muted, with sepia tones and grayish-black shadows. There are outlines of a horse and carriage in the foreground, while the background depicts blurred buildings, emphasizing the archway's details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8495

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 175, state iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, stock no. a 43475). Henry Harper Benedict [1844-1935], New York, (Lugt 394). Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b-c); 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. 162, iii/iii.

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. 175, state iii/iv.

Inscriptions

on plate: butterfly; by later hands on recto: 3 / 3. / 13

Watermarks

PRO PATRIA

Wikidata ID

Q65021912

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