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Description: | Unframed s. in plate with butterfly; c.r. CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) This is a copper etching plate. Hounsditch is in the East End of London. Whistler was fond of spending time in the less well-off areas of the city where he made images that celebrated the energy and character of the lifestyle there, rather than the poverty many of the people endured. Whistler frequently painted, drew or etched shopfronts, and the subject remained a favourite theme in his work throughout his career. He was also interested in the effect of a dark doorway or window contrasted with a bright exterior. (See also GLAHA 46630/46905/46906).
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: | STREETSCAPE : ICE BOX : 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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