The Lime-Burner

1859

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image depicts a person standing against a large wooden barrel or object. The individual's face is in shadow due to a hat they are wearing, obscuring their facial features. The person appears to have short hair and is dressed casually. They are standing in what looks like a barn or wooden structure, surrounded by wooden beams, ladders, and a rough floor. There are additional ladders and materials like woven baskets nearby. In the background, there is an opening showing more structures or fields. The scene is illustrated in an etching style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Professor Walter Bogert

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.24 × 17.62 cm (9 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.3.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 55, state i/ii

  • Series Title

    A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor Walter L. Bogert ; gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 46.

2012

  • MacDonald, Margaret, Grischka Petri, Meg Hausberg, and Joanna Meacock. James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, A Catalogue Raisonné. Scotland: University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 55, state i/ii. http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Whistler / 1859.; by later hands, lower centre on the recto: 3; lower right verso: EHO

Markings

8297 lower right recto

Wikidata ID

Q65077037

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