Savoy Pigeons

1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image displays a sketch depicting a bridge from an elevated viewpoint. The horizon line is high in the image, marked by trees and structures blending into the sky. The bridge is a central element dividing the composition, stretching horizontally across the scene. Loose brushstrokes imply clouds in the sky above the horizon. The color palette is monochromatic, using graphite or charcoal shades on a light background. Closest to us are figures on the bridge railing, suggesting a relaxed setting. In the distance, there is a tower among trees and structures, partially obscured by the sky brushwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John E. Stocker

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.9 × 13.8 cm (7 13/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 29.9 × 20.7 cm (11 3/4 × 8 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.125.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 154

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Conrad Graeber Fine Art, Riderwood, Maryland); John E. Stocker, Arlington, 1999; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 118.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 439-442, no. 154.

Markings

embossed lower left: The Studio

Wikidata ID

Q76342879

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