Sketching, No.I

1861

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a scene by a riverbank with a small boat carrying two figures. The horizon is shown in the upper third of the image, meeting rolling hills and the sky. Trees line the riverbank in the distance, reflecting in the water. The etching style uses intricate lines to depict texture and detail in the natural elements. The color palette is monochromatic, using sepia shades. Near us, a figure is sitting, either sketching or observing the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.07 x 16.51 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 17.15 x 27.31 cm (6 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8453

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 83, state ii/vi

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.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 86, ii/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. 83, state ii/vi.

Inscriptions

on recto by Harold Wright: K.86 II Sketching; on verso by later hand: - oxx -

Wikidata ID

Q65021870

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