En Plein Soleil

1858

James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

Auguste Delâtre

Printer, French, 1822 - 1907

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.16 x 13.34 cm (4 x 5 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 19.69 x 24.77 cm (7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1949.5.522

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 11, state iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard Mansfield [1849-1938], New York (Lugt 1342); Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, 1919 (Lugt 1384a); (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 17 January 1949, no. 82); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, PA); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA, 1949; gift to the NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 15, ii/ii.

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. 11, state iii/iii.

Inscriptions

"Whistler" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "Imp. Delatre. Rue. St. Jacques.171." lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "18" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "252" (stricken in graphite) lower right margin, brown ink, unknown hand. "4" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink. (Howard Mansfield collector's stamp) verso, blue stamped ink, (Lugt 1342). (Harris Whittemore collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1384a).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65076874

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