Landscape with Horses

1859

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The etching features a low-angle perspective of a rural scene. The horizon is depicted above center, showing a line of trees and buildings. In the background are houses with stonework, thatched roofs, trees, and fences. The scene is created using cross-hatched and parallel lines for texture and depth. The color scheme is monochromatic with various shades of brown. The foreground includes grass, weeds, and a path leading to two grazing horses in the distance. A man on a ladder against a pole is seen to the right, adding a human element. Swirling lines in the sky imply movement in the clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.7 x 20.32 cm (5 x 8 in.)
    sheet: 20.32 x 30.48 cm (8 x 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8420

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 45, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Etchings, Lithographs, Original Drawings, and Autograph Letters by James A. McNeill Whistler, The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1931.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 36, 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. 45, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Whistler. 1859.

Wikidata ID

Q65021836

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