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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) Throughout his career, Whistler was fond of exploring the subject of doorways and the effects of their shadowed interiors contrasted with the bright illumination of a building?s exterior. This particular image was made during a visit made by Whistler to the town of Sandwich, Kent, England in the late 1880s. The etching plate for this work is also in the Hunterian collection (GLAHA 50387). (See also GLAHA 46631).
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 : BABY : KENT : SHOPFRONT : WHISTLER CENTENARY : IAA : | 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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