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Description: | Royal (1) s. in plate with butterfly; c.r.
(2) s. on tab with butterfly and inscr. in pencil; "imp" CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PRINT WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PUB DOWDESWELL and Dowdeswell, Messrs This work is from 'The Second Venice Set', or 'A Set of Twenty-Six Etchings' published by Dowdeswell and Dowdeswell, London, in 1886. In Venice, Whistler took the opportunity to depict the elaborate doorways and archways of the city, while experimenting with chiaroscuro effects, and the contrast of light and shadow, in their mysterious openings and passageways. (See also GLAHA 46832/ 46833/ 46835/ 46836/ 49900/ 49968).
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 : CANAL : ARCHWAY : 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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