Ramparts, Sandwich

c. 1887

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image contains an outdoor scene with people situated on a gently sloping landscape. The point of view is slightly elevated, offering a broad view. A windmill is visible on the horizon to the right. The sketching technique shows fine line work capturing the lightness of the scene. The color palette is monochrome. Figures are seen sitting on the grass, with others standing and holding an umbrella. Detailed lines depict foliage, grassy textures, and scattered trees across the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 12.5 × 17.8 cm (4 15/16 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8604

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 324, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, stock no. a 38988, ca 1904). John Henry Wrenn [1841-1911], Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago, 1924; deaccessioned by the Art Institute. Edward G. Kennedy [1849-1932], New York (Lugt 857). Purchased November 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. 309.

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. 324, only state.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; lower left on verso; AIC / 24.660 (deaccessioned by the Art Institute of Chicago)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65022020

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