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James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

James McNeill Whistler

Printer, American, 1834 - 1903

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on Asian laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 23 × 15.8 cm (9 1/16 × 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.8643

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 450, state viii/viii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John H. Wrenn [1841-1911], (Lugt 1475). (Knoedler & Co., New York). Bought November 15, 1929 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); 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. 407, v/v.

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. 450, state viii/viii.

Inscriptions

[Whistler's butterfly signature] upper left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "[Whistler's butterfly signature] imp" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "c 270[illeg.]" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "JHW / 32471 mk" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink. "J.H.W." verso, black stamped ink (Lugt 1475).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65022061

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