Little Drawbridge, Amsterdam

1889

James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

James McNeill Whistler

Printer, American, 1834 - 1903

James McNeill Whistler

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in brown on Asian wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate (cut to plate mark): 17.5 × 12.7 cm (6 7/8 × 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8647

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 448, state ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(H. Wünderlich & Co.). 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.

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 412, 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. 448, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

"[Whistler's butterfly signature] imp" lower left tab, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "for 'Wi[illeg.]' / [Whistler's butterfly signature] verso, lower left sheet, graphite, artist's hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65022065


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