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Description: | Royal (1) s. in plate with butterfly; c.l.
(2) s. below plate with butterfly and inscr. in pencil; "imp"
(3) inscr. in pencil on backing paper; b.r. "3" CRE WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) PRINT WHISTLER, James McNeill; (American; 1834-1903) This work is a cancelled impression from 'The Second Venice Set', or 'A Set of Twenty-Six Etchings', published by Dowdeswell and Dowdeswell, London, in 1886. Throughout his career, Whistler was fond of exploring the subject of doorways and, in Venice, 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. The area of San Biagio was located in the Castella quarter of Venice, near the Casa Jankovitz where Whistler lived. (See also GLAHA 46832/46838-46844/49878/50687).
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: | CANAL : CHILDREN : WASHING : RIVA DEGLI SCHIAVONI : GENRE : 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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