The Clock-Makers, Paimpol

1893

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a street view of a building from the front. The focus is on the building itself, and there is no distinct horizon visible. The structure is portrayed with a soft, textured technique using light and sketchy pencil strokes, giving an impressionistic feel. The color palette is mainly various shades of gray against an off-white background. Several figures are seen near the building's entrance, which appears to be a storefront with a sign over the door. The figures are loosely rendered, providing a suggestion of people. In the distance, the upper part of the building displays windows and architectural details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.2 × 15 cm (7 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.3 × 22.5 cm (12 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8702

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 65

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 42.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 218-219, no. 65.

Wikidata ID

Q65022121

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