Cutler Street, Hounsditch

1887

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a street scene viewed from a slight elevation. Buildings line the street, and people are visible at various distances. To the left, there is a shaded area with a sign reading "ABRAHAMS." The technique used is etching, creating a sketch-like quality with light strokes. The color palette is monochromatic, with brown tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in dark brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 17.6 × 12.7 cm (6 15/16 × 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8595

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 361, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased Novembre 7, 1929 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. 292, 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. 361, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); B. ABRAHAMS.; on tab: (butterfly) imp; lower left on the verso by Whistler: Cutler Street - Houndsditch - (underlined with a short, oblique line)

Watermarks

partial Crowned GR countermark

Wikidata ID

Q65022012

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