Balcony, Amsterdam

1889

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a residential setting with several individuals leaning or standing near windows. Two people are visible in an upper window, with one looking outward and another facing slightly towards the viewer. Their facial features and clothing are indistinct. Another person is seen in a lower window, with similar indistinct features. The background features architectural elements and hints of hanging fabric, creating a sense of daily life. The scene is depicted in a sketch-like style with textured marks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in brownish-black ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8641

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 446, state iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Knoedler & Co., New York). Bought July 21, 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.

2012

  • "Peintre-graveur: Adventures in Graphic Arts in the 19th Century", Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo, Japan, 2012.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 405, 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. 446, state iv/iv.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; lower left on verso: MK 17159

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65022059

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