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Description: | Unframed CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) This is a copper etching plate. On previous visits to Amsterdam, Whistler had been fascinated by the reflections thrown by the houses built on the banks of the canal onto the surface of the water. He was keen to try to capture the effects of this in his etchings, and in 1888 he returned to Amsterdam with his wife, Beatrix, and produced a new series of Amsterdam etchings. In this nocturne image Whistler has successfully captured the mysterious and muted atmosphere of twilight. (See also GLAHA 49903).
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: | CANAL : NIGHT : BRIDGE : 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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