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Description: | Royal (1) s. in plate; b.r. "Whistler"
(2) inscr. in plate; b.l. "Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques. 171." CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PRINT DELATRE, Auguste; Paris (French; 1822-1907) This subject was printed by Auguste Delatre in 1858 as part of the 'French Set' - "Douze eaux-fortes d'apres nature" (Twelve Etchings from Nature). In the summer of 1858, Whistler planned a journey from France, through Alsace and up the Rhine, ending finally in Amsterdam where he would have the opportunity to see works by the great Dutch masters, including Rembrandt. The French section of the route provided Whistler with ample opportunities to sketch an unspoilt rural area and at a farm in Alsace he etched "The Unsafe Tenement". Whistler used a combination of line and chiaroscuro to focus on some areas of the wall in intense detail while leaving others virtually unworked, thereby creating a dramatic contrast between areas of light and areas of dramatic shadow. (See also GLAHA 46698). Presented by Dr J. A. McCallum (1862 - 1948). | 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: | FARMYARD : FRENCH SET : DOG : HAYRACK : KENNEL : ALSACE : 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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