Salute Dawn

1879/1880

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a cityscape across water with various architectural structures sketched in detail. The skyline is clear against the sky, with ships and reflections visible. The etching uses precise linework and a minimalist color palette, primarily warm earth tones. The scene conveys tranquility and expansiveness.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on Asian laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.7 x 20.16 cm (5 x 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet (includes tab with signature): 13.18 x 20.16 cm (5 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8551

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 207, state iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Knoedler & Co., New York.) 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. 215, 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. 207, state iv/iv.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; on verso: 14420 MK; 1319

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65021968

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