Saint Anne's, Soho

1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a tall, intricate tower as the focal point, creating a vertical emphasis. The horizon is at the base of the structure where the street level intersects with the base of the building. The artistic technique appears to be a loose, sketchy style rendered in fine lines, possibly with charcoal or pencil, capturing the architectural details. The color palette is monochromatic, using black lines on a cream or off-white background. In front of the tower, there are figures of people and bare-branched trees, providing scale and depth. The building stretches further beyond, adding context to the urban scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.2 × 13.4 cm (7 9/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 30.1 × 18.2 cm (11 7/8 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8780

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 162

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. 126.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 459-461, no. 162.

Wikidata ID

Q65022199

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