Charing Cross Railway Bridge

1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a river scene depicted in a monochromatic palette using delicate pencil or charcoal strokes. A small embankment is visible, with indications of figures and vegetation. Various boats are on the river, with some figures sketched aboard. A large bridge crosses the river at the horizon line, partially obscured by soft brushstrokes. Structures can be seen beyond the bridge, with slender spires or chimneys in the skyline. Light and shadow are used effectively in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 13 × 21.6 cm (5 1/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 19.8 × 26.9 cm (7 13/16 × 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8776

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 157

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.

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 120.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 446-448, no. 157.

Wikidata ID

Q65022195

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