The Title Page for "Douze Eaux Fortes d'après Nature"

1858

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This is a drawing of a group of figures gathered around a seated figure. The scene takes place outdoors, with the figures around a central seated figure. The figures are sketched with light lines, giving a sense of movement. The seated figure wears a large brimmed hat and appears engaged in drawing or writing. The drawing is simple yet expressive, capturing a moment of engagement or observation. The background is minimal, focusing attention on the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in brown-black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Mary E. Maxwell)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.11 × 14.61 cm (4 3/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 15.88 × 24.13 cm (6 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.611

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 22, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary E. Maxwell; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1949; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Whistler’s World: The Master’s Etchings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 7

1990

  • Haden, Whistler, Pennell: Three Master Printmakers in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1990, no. 14, repro

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 25.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 22, only state. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: Imp. Delâtre. Rue St. Jacques. 171. Paris. Nov. 1858; upper right to center in plate: Douze / Eaux Fortes / d'apres Nature / par / James Whistler; lower center in plate: À / Mon viel Ami Seymour Haden.; lower center edge in graphite by unkonwn hand: Title page

Watermarks

[not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q77013725

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