The Old Swan Brewery, Chelsea

1872

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a street scene depicted in a linear, sketched style with buildings in the background and people in the foreground. The lines are fine and delicate, creating a minimalist representation. The color palette is monochromatic, using only the natural tones of the paper and ink.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in dark brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (trimmed to the platemark): 6.67 x 9.84 cm (2 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet (includes tab with signature): 6.99 x 9.84 cm (2 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8461

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 105, 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.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 98.

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. 105, only state.

Inscriptions

by Whistler on paper: (butterfly) / 23; 00; note on tab: butterfly of 1887/1888

Wikidata ID

Q65021878

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