High Street, Brussels

1887

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This is a drawing of a street scene with a building's facade. There are figures outside the building, some seemingly engaged in different activities. A large wheel is visible in the foreground, suggesting the presence of a cart or vehicle. The lines are sketchy, creating a dynamic and lively atmosphere. Light and shadow are used to emphasize the building's features and the figures in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 12.6 × 17.7 cm (4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8623

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 343, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Knoedler & Co., New York.) Bought October 29, 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. 358, 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. 343, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; lower left on verso: MK 30685

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65022039

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