Venice

late 19th century

James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

Follower of James McNeill Whistler

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black crayon on wove paper mounted to paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13 × 19 cm (5 1/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8820

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

1991

  • Wadley, Nicholas. Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Drawing. London, 1991: no. 84.

Inscriptions

lower right in black crayon: butterfly signature by unknown hand

Markings

center verso in blue ink: NGA/LRJ stamp; center verso in black ink: two LRJ stamps

Wikidata ID

Q64562096

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