Church Doorway, Edgemere

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This is a drawing of a doorway. The image shows a sketch of an arched entranceway with minimalistic line work. The doorway features an arch supported by straight columns with light shading to suggest some stonework detail. Above the door, there is a rough indication of a window or architectural element. Sparse markings hint at additional texture or objects to the side of the door. The style is succinct, giving the essence of the structure without overwhelming detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 9.9 × 6.7 cm (3 7/8 × 2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8602

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 291, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(H. Wunderlich & Co., New York 1912, stock no. a 49887). Henry Harper Benedict [1844-1935], New York (Lugt 2936). (Knoedler & Co., New York, stock no. MK 32569). Purchased November 26, 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. 303.

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. 291, only state.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp: lower left on verso: a 49887; MK 32569

Wikidata ID

Q65022018

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