Liverdun

1858

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The etching shows a rustic village scene with buildings, chimneys, and people. The texture is created by fine, precise lines. The color palette is monochromatic with deep shadows and lighter tones. The ground has horizontal lines leading to more detailed structures. Human figures and a cart are visible in the distance. An archway is seen on the building to the right. Several figures are gathered around structures further down the street.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.7 x 15.4 cm (4 3/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.9 x 40.5 cm (11 x 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.41.60

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 13, state iii/iii

  • Series Title

    Twelve Etchings from Nature

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(H. Wunderlich & Co., New York, 1904, stock no. a40303); sold to unidentified collector. John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook. Gift to NGA, 1987

Associated Names

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 16, ii/ii.

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. 13, iii/iii.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: Whistler; lower left in plate: J.Whistler; lower right in plate: Imp.Delatre.Rue St.Jacques.171.; lower left in graphite outside plate mark: 68721 a40303

Wikidata ID

Q74876844

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