The Little Lagoon, 1879/1880

Not on View

series Title

Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings

Medium

etching and drypoint on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 22.86 x 15.24 cm (9 x 6 in.)

sheet (with tab): 23.5 × 15.24 cm (9 1/4 × 6 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb in memory of Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer

Catalogue Raisonné

MacDonald 2012, no. 216, iii/vi

Accession Number

1942.15.4

Artists / Makers

James McNeill Whistler (artist) American, 1834 - 1903

Image Use

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Inscription

lower right in plate: [the artist's butterfly]; lower left in graphite: [the artist's butterfly] imp; lower left on the verso: For Alexander - / [butterfly] chosen - / very fine proof; by later hand lower right on the verso: Little Lagoon; lower centre on the verso: s / c; lower centre on the verso: FHX WXØ

Provenance

Probably sold to W.C. Alexander. Collection of Mr. James Watson Webb [1884-1960] and Mrs. Electra Havemeyer Webb [1888-1960], Los Angeles and Vermont; gift to NGA 1942.

Associated Names

Webb, J. Watson, Mr. and Mrs.

Bibliography

1910: Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 186.

2012: MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 216, iii/vi. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk