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Description: | Unmounted (1) s. in stone with butterfly; u.r.
(2) s. in pencil with butterfly; b.l.
(3) Watermark; PRO PATRIA / FI CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PRINT WAY, Thomas Robert; (English; 1861-1913) "The Smith?s Yard" is a view of the Govier family?s blacksmith shop on Broad Street in Lyme Regis, Dorset, seen from the courtyard. One of the Govier sons and a young apprentice have turned to look at the artist, and with a few precise lines Whistler successfully captures the character of the yard, framed on the left by a large rain barrel and on the right by a grinding wheel. "The Smith?s Yard" was one of seven scenes of Lyme Regis that Whistler sent to Thomas Way to be printed. The damp sea air had caused him to worry that the transfer paper he had used might have been adversely affected, and while some images did not print well, "The Smith?s Yard" was a success. (See also GLAHA 49111-49114/49411-49414).
Birnie Philip Gift, 1935, not lendable. | 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: | BLACKSMITHS : GOVIER : LYME REGIS : DORSET : ANVIL : 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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