Early Morning, Battersea

1861

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a river scene with a busy harbor. The horizon line is in the upper third of the image, featuring industrial buildings and chimneys. The etching shows detailed textures in the water reflections and architecture. A boat is moored on the river bank, with other boats on the water. Figures are engaging in activities along the waterway. The color palette is sepia-toned, and the sky has dynamic lines indicating movement or clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.43 x 15.24 cm (4 1/2 x 6 in.)
    sheet: 20.64 x 26.04 cm (8 1/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.535

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 95, state ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard Mansfield [1849-1938], New York, (Lugt 1342); (A. A. Hahlo & Co., New York); purchased 1919 by Harris Whittemore [1864-1927], Naugatuck, CT, 1919; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 17 January 1949, lot 150); (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. 75.

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. 95, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

on plate: Whistler - ' ['t' not crossed]

Wikidata ID

Q65076941

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