Doorway and Vine
1879-1880
Artist, American, 1834 - 1903
James McNeill Whistler
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb in memory of Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer
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Accession Number
1942.15.13
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Catalogue Raisonné
MacDonald 2012, no. 191, state iii/xviii
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
Exhibition History
2003
"Whistler and His Circle in Venice", The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003, no. 43.
Bibliography
1910
Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 196, iii/x.
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. 191, state iii/xviii.
Inscriptions
on plate: butterfly; lower right on the verso: Whistler (upside down); on tab: butterfly 'imp.' / butterfly of 1886
Watermarks
hunting horn in shield
Wikidata ID
Q64958856