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Description: | Royal (1) s. on tab with butterfly
(2) inscr. in pencil; "imp" CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PRINT WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PUB Fine Art Society; (London) This subject was published in 'The First Venice Set', or 'Venice, A Series of Twelve Etchings', by the Fine Art Society, London, from 1880. This view of Venice suggests the illusion of a city floating on the water with vast expanses of sea and sky, separated only by buildings and a ship on the horizon. This theme of a floating city was explored by Whistler in both his day and night views in the Venice series of etchings. "Nocturne" was printed many times by Whistler, and in each impression he varied the quantity of ink applied to the copper etching plate in order to create a variety of night-time effects. Whistler is believed to have added the butterfly signature to the plate in the late 1870s. (See also GLAHA 46803/ 46804).
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: | LAGOON : GONDOLAS : SAN GIORGIO MAGIORE : SANTA MARIA DELLA SALUTE : CAMPANILE : SAILING VESSEL : FIRST VENICE SET : 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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