The Pool

1859

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This image shows a riverside view looking towards a harbor area. The perspective is from the waterline, with a man in a boat closest to the viewer. The horizon is above the boats, aligning with the cityscape and ship masts in the distance. The artwork appears to be an etching, featuring detailed linework creating textures. The composition is primarily uncolored with sepia tones. The scene includes a dock, small boats with goods or nets, a busy dockside, and various buildings in the background, indicating a bustling setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8426

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 49, state iv/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Loys H. Delteil [b. 1869], Paris, (Lugt 773); purchased by Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); 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. 43 iii/iv.

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. 49, state iv/vi.

Inscriptions

on plate: Whistler. / 1859.

Watermarks

partial: HUDELIST

Wikidata ID

Q65021842

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