Speke Hall, No.2

1875

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a row of traditional-style houses with intricate detailing in a fine etching technique. The buildings have a Tudor style with gabled roofs and chimneys. The coloring is monochromatic with delicate contrast between dark lines and a light background. Trees are depicted with minimal details on the right, and there is an indistinct area indicating a pathway or garden at the base of the buildings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.544

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 140, state i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Royal Library, Windsor, (Lugt 2535); Howard Mansfield [1849-1938], New York, (Lugt 1342), 1910; acquired by Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, 1919; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 18 January 1949, lot 195); (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. 143, i/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. 140, state i/ii.

Watermarks

DE ERVEN DK BLAUW

Wikidata ID

Q65076995

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