Swan and Iris

published 1883

James McNeill Whistler

Associated Names
James McNeill Whistler

Artist, American, 1834 - 1903

The image shows an aerial perspective of a waterbody with a distant horizon, featuring trees and rooftops. The artwork employs etching with fine lines to depict water and plant life. The color scheme includes sepia tones, giving the piece an antique look. In the foreground, there is a detailed etching of a plant with a flower.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.5 x 8.2 cm (5 5/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 20.1 x 12.6 cm (7 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1987.41.71

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    MacDonald 2012, no. 247, state vi/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook estate; Gift to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1987.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1910

  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 241, 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. 247, state vi/vi.

Inscriptions

lower right verso in graphite: 05 / DK

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q74876915

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