Two ships

Two ships

Item Information

Title:
Two ships
Description:
Two ships lie side by side near a wharf at the right; a small boat is lying alongside the outer ship. Beyond is a barge under sail, and in the distance are warehouses and shipping. The butterfly, shaded, is near the left lower corner of the plate.
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Date:
1875
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Drypoints
Marine prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
Subjects:
Sailing ships
Boats
Places:
England > London
Extent:
1 print : etching and drypoint ; plate mark 21 x 14 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Kennedy: K. 148
Additional information accompanying item: Mr. Wedmore says, "The scene is St. Katherine's Docks, London." The plate was done in 1875. It was published in 1880 by Messrs. Dowdeswell and Dowedeswells.
Notes (ownership):
From the Theobald and H. Whittemore Collections
Notes (date):
Date from material accompanying item.
Notes (citation):
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):
Second state of three.
Impression on Japan paper.
There is additional work all over the plate.
The modeling of the lower part of each stern is indicated by strong curved lines in drypoint, the upper part being still expressed by outlines. The reflections of the ships are strengthened. The stern and side of the boat alongside the outer ship are slightly shaded. There is additional work on the rigging of the ships and on the warehouses, barge, and distant shipping.
Identifier:
17_14_000207
W. 318 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000188835