Little Venice

1880

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a cityscape across a body of water. The style is reminiscent of an etching or ink drawing with fine lines and minimal details. The color scheme is monochromatic, using black ink on a cream background. In the foreground, there are vertical posts in the water, leading the eye towards the distant city with small boats and buildings visible against the water.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of R. Horace Gallatin

  • Accession Number

    1949.1.54

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 238, state i/ii

  • Series Title

    Venice, a Series of Twelve Etchings

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir Frederick Wedmore [1844-1921], London. (H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, stock no. a 37051); (Knoedler & Co., New York); purchased 1934 by R. Horace Gallatin [1871 - 1948], New York; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Paper in Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 129.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 183.

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. 238, state i/ii.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly imp.)

Watermarks

[none]

Wikidata ID

Q65076774

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