Boston Public LibraryJames McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings / American Artists
From pickle-herring stairs
Item Information
- Title:
- From pickle-herring stairs
- Description:
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Seen at the right, on a broad reach of the Thames, there is a group of fishing smacks with furled sails, lying near a long low warehouse. At the left, in front, are two rowboats, beyond are two barges, and near the second barge is a rowboat in which are two men. Farther away, a steamer is moored at a quay upon which stands a row of high buildings. In the distance is a confusion of shipping, under a clouded sky. The butterfly, shaded, is near the right lower corner. At the right, the short, horizontal lines which run toward the left from the high topmast, and some of the short slanting lines between the other masts, have been removed.
- Artist:
- Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
- Date:
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[1875–1877]
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Drypoints
Marine prints
Cancellation proofs
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
- Subjects:
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Sailing ships
Boats
Waterfronts
Warehouses
- Places:
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England > Thames (river)
- Extent:
- 1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 15 x 23 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076m33w
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Notes:
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Kennedy: K. 167
Additional information accompanying item: Included in "Etchings by J. M. Whistler from the cancelled plates."
- Notes (date):
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Date supplied by cataloger.
This date is inferred.
- Notes (citation):
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Kennedy, Edward G. (Edward Guthrie). "The etched work of Whistler ; compiled, arranged and described by Edward G. Kennedy, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978, San Francisco.
- Notes (object):
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From an impression from the cancelled plate.
- Identifier:
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17_14_000075
- Barcode:
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36666000099347
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