Little Maunder's

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image features a sketch of a two-story house as the main focus. The viewpoint is facing the house directly. The base of the building implies the horizon. The sketch uses sparse, quick, and loose brushstrokes, suggesting an impressionistic style. The color scheme is minimal, with a light beige background and dark lines for detailing the structure. The drawing includes hints of figures near the house, and its simplicity gives a sense of spontaneity and captures the essence of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (trimmed to plate): 8.1 × 5.1 cm (3 3/16 × 2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.273

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 273, only state

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Exhibition History

1998

  • Songs on Stone: James McNeill Whistler and the Art of Lithography, The Art Institute of Chicago and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1998, no.59, repro.

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 279.

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. 273, only state.

Inscriptions

on plate: (butterfly); on tab: (butterfly) imp; by later hands on verso, lower left: Little / Maunders; lower center: 54

Wikidata ID

Q65076871

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