Quiet Canal
1880
Artist, American, 1834 - 1903
Artwork overview
-
Medium
etching and drypoint in dark brown on laid paper
-
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb in memory of Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer
-
Dimensions
plate: 22.86 x 15.24 cm (9 x 6 in.)
sheet (includes tab with signature): 23.65 x 15.56 cm (9 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.) -
Accession
1942.15.31
-
Catalogue Raisonné
MacDonald 2012, no. 224, state iv/iv
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. 214, iv/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. 224, state iv/iv.
Inscriptions
on tab: (butterfly) imp; lower left on the verso: Whistler (upside down and underlined)
Watermarks
'WW' countermark
Wikidata ID
Q64958888