The Doorway
1880
James McNeill Whistler
Artist, American, 1834 - 1903
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching, drypoint and roulette in dark brown on laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson Webb in memory of Mr. and Mrs. H.O. Havemeyer
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Dimensions
sheet (includes tab with signature): 30.16 × 20.32 cm (11 7/8 × 8 in.)
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Accession Number
1942.15.6
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Catalogue Raisonné
MacDonald 2012, no. 193, state xiv/xx
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Series Title
Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
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
Exhibition History
1943
Whistler Etchings, NGA, 1943.
1947
Etchings by James McNeill Whistler, NGA, 1947.
1951
Etchings by Whistler, NGA, 1951.
1963
American Artists as Print Makers, Westmoreland County Museum of Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1963, no. 208.
1964
Prints by Whistler from the National Gallery of Art Collection, NGA, 1964.
1973
Venetian Views: Etchings by Canaletto and Whistler, NGA, 1973.
1993
Splendid Legacy: The Havemeyer Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1993.
2022
Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 2022.
Bibliography
1910
Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 188, vi/vii.
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. 193, state xiv/xx.
Inscriptions
on plate: [ butterfly]; on verso: [butterfly (upside down)]; lower left on verso: Ex; on tab: [butterfly]
Watermarks
WW countermark
Wikidata ID
Q64958838