The Tiny Pool

1876/1878

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a waterfront scene with boats extending into the distance. The horizon is in the upper third, with numerous sailboat masts visible. The style is an etching with fine lines and cross-hatching creating texture. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of black and gray on a light background. Boats are moored close by, with a dock leading into the water, and two distant figures are faintly visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Margaret Coughlan)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 9.84 × 6.51 cm (3 7/8 × 2 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.92 × 10.95 cm (5 7/8 × 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3259

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 167, state iii/iii

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

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 173.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 167, iii/iii. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: [the artist's butterfly]; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: 409

Wikidata ID

Q77010128

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