Fishing-Boat
1880
James McNeill Whistler
Artist, American, 1834 - 1903
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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Dimensions
plate: 15.56 x 23.18 cm (6 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
sheet (includes tab with signature): 16.51 x 23.18 cm (6 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.) -
Accession Number
1942.15.25
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Catalogue Raisonné
MacDonald 2012, no. 198, vi/vi
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. 208, ii/v.
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. 198, state vi/vi.
Inscriptions
on plate: Whistler; on tab: (butterfly imp)
Watermarks
'WW' countermark
Wikidata ID
Q64958877