Boston Public LibraryJames McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings / American Artists
San Giorgio
Item Information
- Title:
- San Giorgio
- Description:
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Moored to a cluster of posts near a quay at the right are two large boats, alongside of which is a man in a small boat. Astern there is also a man in a boat, and an empty boat lies alongside the quay in front. In the wide water beyond are numerous boats, each with two slender masts. In the distance is a long row of buildings, stretching from right to left. Behind a long white steamer rise the façade, dome, and campanile of the church of San Giorgio.
- Artist:
- Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
- Date:
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[1879–1880]
(created)
[1886] (issued)
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
Marine prints
- 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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Boats
Waterfronts
Churches
San Giorgio maggiore (Church : Venice, Italy)
- Places:
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Italy > Venetan (region) > Venezia (province) > Venice
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching ; sheet 22 x 31 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076p79x
- 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. 201
Handwritten on item: One of twenty-six etchings, 2nd Venetian set
- Notes (ownership):
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From the H. Whittemore Collection.
- Notes (date):
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Dates supplied by cataloger based on artist's dates of work in Venice and publication of the material.
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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Third state of four.
A few slightly undulating lines are in the sky (R. M. Hoe).
- Identifier:
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17_14_000159
W. 312 (no longer used)
- Barcode:
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36666000185914
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