Gold-House, Brussels

1887

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a front-facing view of an ornate building captured from a low angle. The structure features detailed architectural elements, including windows, embellishments, and a possible decorative clock. The style is characterized by sketch-like brushstrokes, with fine, controlled lines. The color palette is monochrome with light beige and dark lines. Indistinct figures appear near the building, and there are light indications of cloud formations in the sky. The etching depicts a sense of historical or architectural significance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 17.9 x 6.6 cm (7 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8624

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 336, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Knoedler & Co., New York.) Purchased 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.

2000

  • Bruxelles carrefour de cultures, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, 2000, not reproduced in the exhibition catalogue.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 360.

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. 336, only state.

Inscriptions

lower right on tab: (butterfly monogram) imp.; lower left on verso: MK 30686

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65022040

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