Hurlingham

1879

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a riverside scene with sailboats on the water. The horizon shows trees and buildings. The brushwork or etching technique is detailed, highlighting the sailboats and their reflections in the water. The color palette is predominantly black, gray, and pale tones. The buildings and trees in the distance blend harmoniously with the still water and boats.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Julius Garfinckel)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.65 × 20.16 cm (5 3/8 × 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 17.94 × 26.83 cm (7 1/16 × 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.414

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 184, state iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Keppel & Co., New York); Julius Garfinckel, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1938; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1952

  • Whistler, Hunter Gallery of Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1952

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 181.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 184, iv/iv. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: [the artist's butterfly]; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 86W

Watermarks

[royal seal] HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE

Wikidata ID

Q77012950

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