Limehouse

1878

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a scene from the water looking toward buildings and ships along the riverbank. The horizon is slightly above the center, where the structures and ships meet the sky. The horizon features tall ships with masts and rigging in faded detail. The water has gentle, sweeping lines, creating a sense of movement. The palette is monochromatic with shades of gray and black, adding a dramatic atmosphere. Closest to the viewer, a small rowboat with two figures is present. In the distance, buildings and ships are depicted in a blurred and impressionistic style, emphasizing depth and vastness.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.2 × 26.4 cm (6 3/4 × 10 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 19.2 × 28 cm (7 9/16 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8662

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 7, iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 98.

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 4.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 58-62, no. 7, iii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65022081

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