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Description: | Unframed s. in plate with butterfly; u.l. CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) This is a copper etching plate. This subject was included in 'The First Venice Set', or 'Venice, A Series of Twelve Etchings', published by the Fine Art Society, London, from 1880. Alastair Grieve identified the site as the Corte delle Carozze, off the Campo Santa Margarita, in Venice. Throughout his career, Whistler was fond of exploring the subject of doorways in a variety of different media. In relation to his Venice etchings, he had ample opportunity to depict the elaborate doorways and archways of the city, while at the same time experimenting with chiaroscuro effects, and the contrast of light and shadow, in their mysterious openings and passageways. (See also GLAHA 46822-46827).
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 : CHILD : LANTERN : CORTE DE LE CAROZZE,VENICE : 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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