Waterloo Bridge

1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a sketch of a busy street scene from an elevated viewpoint. A bridge is depicted crossing horizontally, with visible arches. The horizon is faintly defined, with outlines of distant buildings. Quick, fluid strokes create an impressionistic feel, capturing movement. The monochrome color palette emphasizes the pencil or charcoal technique. Carriages and pedestrians move along a wide road lined with sparse trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.2 × 12.7 cm (6 3/4 × 5 in.)
    sheet: 29.9 × 17.6 cm (11 3/4 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8778

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 156

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. 123.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 444-446, no. 156.

Wikidata ID

Q65022197

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