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Description: | Royal (1) s. in pencil on tab with butterfly and inscr.; "imp"
(2) inscr. in pencil; "796" 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. The composition of "The Long Lagoon" relies on the buildings of Venice to act to separate the vast expanse of sea and sky. The buildings on the horizon appear to be almost floating on the water and this theme of a floating city was explored by Whistler in both his day and night views throughout his Venice etchings. (See also GLAHA 49888).
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 : CANAL : VISTA : GONDOLAS : SAILING VESSELS : SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE : 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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