Garden

1880

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a rustic, overgrown architectural structure. The structure has arched windows and detailed stonework. The perspective is direct and eye-level. The horizon is not visible. The etching has fine linear brushstrokes creating a textured appearance for the stone and foliage. In the foreground, there are steps leading up to a relaxed seated figure. In the background, the entryway of the building merges with shadows, suggesting depth. The color palette is sepia with varying density in the etched lines to highlight light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

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

1963

  • American Artists as Print Makers, Westmoreland County Museum of Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1963, no. 214.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 210, iv/viii.

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. 194, state v/xv.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); lower left on the verso: Whistler x (upside down); on tab: butterfly 'imp.'

Watermarks

Arms of Amsterdam with RK countermark

Wikidata ID

Q64958880

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