The Punt

1861 (published 1862)

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

Day and Son Lithographers

Publisher

The image shows a man on a boat using a pole to steer. The boat is on a calm body of water, with a wooden edge visible extending to the left. On the horizon, there are trees, structures, and a small building. The artwork is created using fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. The monochrome palette uses varying intensities of black against a light background. Diagonal lines in the sky hint at clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Margaret Coughlan)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 4 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (11.75 x 16.51 cm)
    sheet: 8 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (21.27 x 26.67 cm)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3257

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 82, vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Margaret Coughlan, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1862

  • Junior Etching Club. Passages from Modern English Poets. London: Day and Son Ltd., 1862, pl. 7.

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 85.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 82, vi/vi. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Whistler / 861; lower right in plate: J. Whistler; upper right in plate: PL. 7; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: K. 851v; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: VG

Wikidata ID

Q77010125

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