Speke Shore

c. 1875

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image displays a rocky or bush-covered terrain sloping upward to the left. The horizon is undefined and intersected by the rugged terrain. The drawing features energetic line work with cross-hatching for shadows and textures on the landforms, and the sky is represented with sweeping lines. The image uses a monochromatic palette in shades of gray and black. A solitary figure in flowing garments is seen in the lower right corner, and a path winds towards the horizon in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.3 × 22.7 cm (6 × 8 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 21.3 × 33.2 cm (8 3/8 × 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8476

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 139, state iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Colnaghi's, London, stock no. c 7495). Henry Harper Benedict [1844-1935], New York, (Lugt 2936). 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. 144, iv/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. 139, state iv/iv.

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "c7495" lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "DH/15/- 4684" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65021893

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