The Thames

1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a view from above a body of water with a cityscape in the distance. The city appears hazy with recognizable buildings and a tower against the skyline. The horizon divides the water from the urban structures. The brushwork is soft and delicate, suggesting a misty atmosphere. The color palette is grayscale, emphasizing the softness of the scene. Trees line the bottom edge, and faint boat outlines are visible on the water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 26.4 × 19.6 cm (10 3/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 36.9 × 26.7 cm (14 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.383

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 161, ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 125.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 454-459, no. 161, ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65076730

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