The Palaces

1880

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a row of buildings along a canal resembling a scene from Venice. The perspective is from across the water with several gondolas gliding along. The buildings have arched windows, ornate facades, and balustrades. The artwork is an etching with fine, deliberate lines creating texture. The color scheme is monochromatic with shades of sepia and muted browns. The canal's surface reflects parts of the buildings.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection of Mr. James Watson Webb [1884-1960] and Mrs. Electra Havemeyer Webb [1888-1960], Los Angeles and Vermont; gift to NGA 1942.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 187, ii/iii.

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. 223, state v/vi.

Inscriptions

lower left on the verso: Whistler (upside down); lower right: Rx. on tab: [butterfly] imp.

Watermarks

Arms of Amsterdam

Wikidata ID

Q64958837

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