House Where Whistler Died

1904

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows a row of buildings with a clock tower in the distance on the left. The viewpoint is from a street level, with the horizon defined by the tops of buildings and trees. The skyline is dominated by the clock tower, which appears darker. The artwork is done in an etching style with intricate detail and precise lines. The color palette is monochromatic, in shades of grey and black. Trees frame the foreground, with pedestrians and smaller buildings adding depth and urban activity to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.159

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1928, no. 308


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995, as The House Where Whistler Died.

Bibliography

1928

  • Wuerth, Louis A. Catalogue of the Etchings of Joseph Pennell. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1928.

Wikidata ID

Q65080007

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