Eagle Wharf

1859

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image features a port area with a seated figure near the water's edge. Boats are docked to the left, with buildings displaying signs like "F. Izac Whiteley & Co." There are distant silhouettes of masts and ships, suggesting the horizon. The artwork is detailed with sketch-like etching lines defining structures, water, and elements. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of brown and black. The scene captures a working dock with rich textures and contrast, conveying a sense of stillness and industry.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8425

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 50, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b-c); gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

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

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 41.

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. 50, only state.

Inscriptions

on plate lower center: Whistler. 1859.; by later hands, at lower right on the recto: K41 (underlined); (EE1000) Tyzac Whitel; at lower right on the recto: 500-[erased]

Watermarks

partial: HUDELIST

Wikidata ID

Q65021841

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