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Description: | Royal (1) s. in plate with butterfly; c.l.
(2) s. with butterfly and inscr. in pencil; b. "imp"
(3) inscr. in pencil; b.l. "14"
(4) Watermark; a coat of arms with a fleur de lys 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. In "The Mast", Whistler?s placing of a vertical object towards the centre of the picture space, effectively divides the composition into two parts. This reflects the influence of Japanese prints on his work. A group of seamstresses or lace-makers, a common sight during Whistler?s stay in Venice, sit in the foreground of this image. The etching plate for this work is also in the Hunterian collection (GLAHA 50334). (See also GLAHA 46828/46830/50685/50686).
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: | STREETSCAPE : CHILD : LACEMAKERS : GIARDINI PUBBLICI, VENICE : 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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