Price's Candle-Works

c. 1875

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

James McNeill Whistler

Printer, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a landscape viewed from a low, water-level perspective. The horizon runs horizontally along the center, separating the water and sky. Industrial buildings with tall chimneys and a bridge are visible on the horizon. Near the viewer are two faintly sketched boats, one with rowing figures and another with a covered figure or cargo. The art style features light, sketchy, and loose etching lines, creating a simple and unfinished appearance. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of beige and black, typical of etching on paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to platemark): 14.9 × 22.6 cm (5 7/8 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8486

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 166, state iii/xiii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, stock no. a 7589). (Knoedler & Co., New York, stock no. 32556. Henry Harper Benedict [1844-1935], New York, (Lugt 2936). (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia); Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b-c), purchased 1928; 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.

2013

  • An American in London: Whistler and the Thames, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, 2013-2014 (shown only in London and Andover).

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 154, i/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. 166, state iii/xiii.

Inscriptions

"[Whistler's butterfly signature] imp." lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. Verso: none.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

[Arms of Amsterdam]

Wikidata ID

Q65021903

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