Lobster-Pots

c. 1880/1881

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image features a group of wicker baskets intricately drawn on the ground. The sky and landscape are depicted in a sketch-like style, with delicate line work. The baskets' woven patterns are detailed, and the overall color palette is monochromatic. In the background, there are vague shapes hinting at distant structures or natural elements, enhancing the portrayal of rural life.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 11.8 × 19.9 cm (4 5/8 × 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8560

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 241, state iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Henry Studdy Theobald [b. 1847], London, (Lugt 1376). Purchased July 7, 1928 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; 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. 235, 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. 241, state iv/iv.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; on the verso: upper left: 406; at center: 14; lower right: 73 [or 75]

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65021976

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