Clock-Tower, Amboise

1888

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

James McNeill Whistler

Printer, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a street view with a clock tower in the distance. The scene features buildings, rooftops receding into the distance, and a few figures on the street. The etching has delicate lines and a monochromatic sepia color palette, giving a vintage feel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.5 × 12.5 cm (6 7/8 × 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8636

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 429, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James McNeill Whistler. (apparently given to H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1891, stock no. a20437, 'Gratis'); sold to unidentified collector, 1892. (Possibly at Kennedy & Co. later, stock no. a 67929). Bought 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. 394.

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. 429, only state.

Inscriptions

[Whister's butterfly signature] center right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "[Whistler's butterfly signature] imp" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "a 20437 [stricken] a 67929" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65022054

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