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Description: | Royal (1) s. in plate with butterfly; c.l.
(2) s. below plate with butterfly and inscr. in pencil; l. "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. "Nocturne: Furnace" combines a number of Whistler?s favourite themes.The subject of a blacksmith's furnace reflects his interest in depicting workshops and the darkness of night allows him to provide a natural frame for the brightly lit interior. The composition of looking in from the outside is common among Whistler's Venice etchings. (See also GLAHA 46617/46876/46881/49973).
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: | GLASSBLOWER : FORGE : GONDOLA : WHISTLER CENTENARY : IAA : 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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