Hotel Lallement, Bourges

1888

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a scene outside a building with architectural elements, figures, and chickens. The view is from a slight distance and at eye level. The lines are fine and linear, typical of an etching technique. The color palette is neutral, with ink on paper giving it an earthy, monochromatic appearance accentuating light and shadow. There is a woman holding a child, a small child near a bench, and an ornate building with decorative details to the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in dark brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8637

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 396, state iii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Roland Knoedler, 1889. John H. Wrenn [1841-1911], (Lugt 1475). (Knoedler & Co., New York, stock no. 32470). Bought November 15, 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. 399, iii/iii.

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. 396, state iii/iv.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; by Whistler at lower left on the verso: (No 15) (the 'o' superscript); lower right on the verso: 399 (upside down); P(orD)FC(or S)

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65022055

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