King's Road, Chelsea

c. 1886/1888

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

This is a drawing of a street scene. The sketch captures various architectural elements and figures in an urban setting. The composition includes outlines of buildings with archways and facades, people engaged in different activities, some walking and others seemingly standing or interacting. Among these elements, there is a depiction of a cart and a sign that reads 'ROGERO'. The drawing employs a loose, sketchy line style that suggests movement and life.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 10.8 × 6.2 cm (4 1/4 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.272

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 277, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, stock no. a 26899); Howard Mansfield [1849-1938], New York, (Lugt 1342); probably sold through A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York, to Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, 1919; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 18 January 1949, lot 314); (Charles Sessler, Philadelphia, PA); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, PA, 1949; gift to the NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 278

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. 277, only state.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; lower center on verso: 6416

Watermarks

partial [PRO PATRIA?]

Wikidata ID

Q65076868

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