The Riva, No.I

1879/1880

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a quay from an elevated perspective. The quay is busy with various boats, including a large sailing ship. The painting features delicate brushstrokes with a subdued color palette dominated by soft sepia tones. Figures are seen walking along the quay and engaging in conversation. City buildings in the distance frame the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in dark brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8524

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 229

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); 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. 192, iii/iii.

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. 229.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: butterfly of 1886

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65021941

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