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c. 1875

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image is an etching of a riverscape. The horizon is in the center, with buildings and industrial structures like chimneys on the left and a bridge on the right. A sailboat with dark sails is in the middle, accompanied by faint lines indicating figures in a small boat. The lines are light and sparse, creating a sketch-like quality with more defined strokes around the sailboat and chimneys. The color palette is subdued, with natural tones and black lines for a tranquil and simple look.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to platemark): 15 × 22.7 cm (5 7/8 × 8 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8487

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 166, state vi/xiii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge [1845?-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); (H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, stock no. a 37288). Albert W. Scholle [d. 1910], New York, (Lugt 2923a). Purchased by Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); gift to National Gallery of Art, 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. 154, 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. 166, state vi/xiii.

Inscriptions

[Whistler's butterfly signature] lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "[Whistler's butterfly signature] imp" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "a37268" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "E/E/-" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "[illeg]" verso, lower right tab, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

(Albert W. Scholle collector's mark) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 2923a). "B.M." (Bernard B. MacGeorge collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 394). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

[Arms of Amsterdam]

Wikidata ID

Q65021904

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