Lagoon: Noon
1879/1880
James McNeill Whistler
Artist, American, 1834 - 1903
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and drypoint in dark brown 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: 12.7 x 20.32 cm (5 x 8 in.)
sheet (includes tab with signature): 13.49 x 20.48 cm (5 5/16 x 8 1/16 in.) -
Accession Number
1942.15.33
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Catalogue Raisonné
MacDonald 2012, no. 209, state ii/iii
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. 216, iii/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. 209, state ii/iii.
Inscriptions
on tab: (butterfly) imp; on verso by Whistler: (butterfly)
Watermarks
W from bottom of Hunting horn in shield or Strasbourg Lily
Wikidata ID
Q64958891