Little Salute

1879/1880

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a waterfront cityscape viewed across a body of water. Buildings are visible, with a prominent dome in the center-right. The horizon is low, emphasizing the water. The artwork features delicate, sketch-like lines suggesting a sense of lightness. The color scheme is monochromatic, with sepia and black tones. Tonal variations imply reflections in the water and add depth to the structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.41 x 20.96 cm (3 5/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet (includes tab with signature): 10.16 x 20.96 cm (4 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8554

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kennedy 1910, no. 220, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Colnaghi's, London, stock no. c 18403). H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 77666). Purchased April 5, 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.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 220, ii/ii.

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. 210, state iii/iii.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; lower right on the verso: W1.90; lower left on verso by Harold Wright: K.220 II (the II superscript); lower right on the verso: c/gh/ (in script, mostly erased)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65021971

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