Long Venice

1879/1880

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a panoramic view of a city along a waterfront with classical architecture and sailing ships. The horizon line is in the center of the composition, emphasizing the water with reflections of buildings and ships. The etching features delicate brushstrokes creating motion in the clouds and a monochromatic palette of sepia and black. Architectural elements and masts rise into the sky, while the horizon adds depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on Asian laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 12.9 x 31.1 cm (5 1/16 x 12 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8548

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 211, state i/viii

  • Series Title

    Venice, a Series of Twenty-six Etchings

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Listed by E. G. Kennedy as owned by Henry Studdy Theobald [1847-1934], 1910. Bought on 15 March 1928 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.

2005

  • "Whistler - Music", Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, Valencia, 2005.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 212, i/v.

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. 211, state i/viii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: (butterfly); lower right in plate: Venice; on tab: (butterfly); by later hand lower section on the verso: [5?]; 139 (in semi-circle); 10

Wikidata ID

Q65021965

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