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Description: | LABEL: inscr. in ink by Harold Wright; "City of London Fine Art Gallery / Gladwell Brothers / 20 & 21 Gracechurch Street." CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) This view across the Thames of the industrial warehouses of Battersea was painted by Whistler from his house on Lindsey Row, (now Cheyne Walk), Chelsea. Whistler lived on Lindsey Row between 1863 and 1878, first at number 7 and later at number 2. The depiction of swirling river mist enveloping a mysterious vessel anticipated Whistler's later interest in atmospheric moods, developed in his 'Nocturne' images. The two figures on the left of the painting seem reminiscent of the "Six Projects" a decorative scheme believed to have been commissioned by Whistler's patron, Liverpool shipping magnate, F. R. Leyland.
Birnie Philip Bequest, 1958. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | RIVERSCAPE : THAMES : MIST : BARGE : BALCONY : PARASOL : AESTHETIC DRESS : JAPONISME : FACTORIES : CITYSCAPE : WHISTLER CENTENARY : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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