Nocturne: Palaces

Nocturne: Palaces

Item Information

Title:
Nocturne: Palaces
Description:
At the left, where two canals meet, a large palace in strong light rises from the water's edge. A balcony and the projecting guards of the upper windows cast long shadows on the wall below, in which is a round-arched narrow doorway. On the corner at the right is a tall building, with door and windows slightly indicated. Beyond is a bridge, above which a lantern throws diverging rays. Further away, at the left, the corner of another palace appears. A solitary boat lies by the wall of the nearest palace. The sky is dark and there are deep shadows in the canals.
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Date:
[1879–1880] (created)
[1886] (issued)
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Drypoints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
Subjects:
Castles & palaces
Canals
Places:
Italy > Venetan (region) > Venezia (province) > Venice
Extent:
1 print : etching and drypoint ; sheet 31 x 20 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. 202
Additional information accompanying item: Second Venetian Set
Notes (ownership):
From the Rankins Collection.
Notes (date):
Dates supplied by cataloger based on artist's dates of work in Venice and publication of the material.
This date is inferred.
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):
Variation of sixth state.
The dozen lines in left centre are nearly worn away. The slanting lines in the sky have been erased and replaced by horizontal lines; higher up and over the roof, to within an inch and a half of the left edge of the plate, there are two rows of diagonal lines. Again, diagonal lines are in the water under the bridge to the right of the gondola, and there is new work in the shadow under the balcony (Mrs. M. Hemenway).
Identifier:
17_14_000160
W. 420 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000185922