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Description: | Royal (1) s. in plate with butterfly; u.r.
(2) s. on tab with butterfly and inscr. in pencil; "imp" CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PUB Fine Art Society; (London) PRINT WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) This impression is taken from the cancelled plate. The subject was etched as part of 'The First Venice Set', or 'Venice, A Series of Twelve Etchings', published by the Fine Art Society, London, in 1880. In "The Little Mast", Whistler?s placing of a vertical object in the centre of the picture space, effectively dividing the composition into two parts, reflects the influence of Japanese prints on his work. According to Whistler?s biographer, Joseph Pennell, this scene was drawn in the Via Garibaldi, near the Public Gardens, in Venice. (See also GLAHA 46605/46799/49938 - 50030).
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: | FIRST VENICE SET : CHILDREN : DOGS : VISTA : SAILING VESSEL : STREETSCAPE : VIA GARIBALDI : CANCELLED PLATE : 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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