Isle de la Cité, Paris

1859

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image displays a river scene with bridges connecting opposite sides. Figures and carriages are seen on the bridges and riverside path. Buildings and tall structures are visible across the water, with a light sky above. The illustration style features detailed lines and textures with a monochromatic color scheme dominated by sepia and muted browns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20.1 x 29 cm (7 15/16 x 11 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.8 x 35 cm (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.41.66

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 63, only state, cancelled plate

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge [1845?-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394). Thomas Jefferson Coolidge, Jr. [1863-1912], Boston, (Lugt 1429). 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. 60.

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. 63, only state.

Inscriptions

lower right butterfly signature in graphite; lower left in plate: Whistler / Dec.1859. / Paris de la Galerie a Op.

Markings

T.J. Coolidge, Jr (L.1429)

Wikidata ID

Q74876877

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