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Description: | Royal (1) s. in plate; b.l. "Whistler "
(2) inscr. in plate; b.r. "Imp. Delatre. Rue St. Jacques." CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PRINT DELATRE, Auguste; (French; 1822-1907) This subject was printed as part of the 'French Set' - "Douze eaux-fortes d'apres nature" (Twelve Etchings from Nature) of 1858. In the summer of that year, Whistler made a journey through Alsace and up the Rhine, intending to finish in Amsterdam where he would see works by the Dutch masters, including Rembrandt. When they reached Saverne, Whistler made an elaborate drawing with pencil and coloured wash, annotated "Place St. Thomas". This was transposed to copper in the course of the journey, and given the title "Street at Saverne". There are very few modifications in the etching as Whistler remained remarkably faithful to the drawing. Lines describing the texture of the wall were incorporated and areas of wash were accurately translated into areas of densely hatched shadow. There is a preparatory watercolour for this etching called "A Daytime View", in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., USA (MacDonald 1995 (237)). (See also GLAHA 46704). Bequeathed by Joseph Whistler Revillon in 1955. | 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: | NOCTURNE : FRENCH SET : LAMPLIGHT : ALSACE : LANTERN : TOWNSCAPE : SAVERNE : WHISTLER CENTENARY : MMWE : | 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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