The Manager's Window, Gaiety Theatre

1896

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows a street scene from an elevated perspective. The focus is on a large two-story building with ornate windows and foliage on the ledges. Objects diminish in size towards the distance, creating depth. The painting style features sketchy brushstrokes, giving a loose and expressive look. The color scheme is monochromatic with shades of gray on a beige canvas, emphasizing details and textures. People are seen conversing or walking, adding dynamism to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.3 × 13.6 cm (6 13/16 × 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 28.7 × 22.1 cm (11 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3128

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Stratis & Tedeschi 1998, no. 150

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

1928 by Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1760b); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1896

  • Way, Thomas Robert. Mr. Whistler's Lithographs: The Catalogue. London: G. Bell and Sons, 1896; New York: H. Wunderlich & Co., 1905, no. 114.

1998

  • Stratis, Harriet K., and Martha Tedeschi, eds. The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, vol. 1. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1998, pp. 432-433, no. 150.
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Wikidata ID

Q64958906

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