Millbank

1861

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a riverside view from a slightly elevated perspective. The horizon is at the top, with industrial buildings and structures along the riverbank, including chimneys emitting smoke and a distant tower-like structure. The artist uses fine lines and cross-hatching to create shadows and texture, depth, and detail. The color palette is monochromatic, using blacks and greys against the light background of the paper. Two figures stand on the shore, while another walks along a dock near a boat. Piers line the river, leading the eye toward the skyline outlined with sharp, precise lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John E. Stocker

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10 x 12.6 cm (3 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 12.5 x 15 cm (4 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.125.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 78, state v/v

  • Series Title

    Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John E. Stocker, Arlington; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 71, v/v.

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. 78, state v/v.

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: 33. (partially erased); by unknown hand, lower right verso in graphite: Millbank 14

Wikidata ID

Q76342885

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