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Rotherhithe,
1860, published 1871
James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903; born Lowell, MA; died London, England; active England and Paris, France
Published by Ellis and Green
Published by Ellis and Green
x1967-16
In his etchings, the American expatriate painter, printmaker, and designer James McNeill Whistler was fond of depicting casual views of the people he found in the ramshackle shops and open doorways of the working-class neighborhoods nestled along the banks of the River Thames. Combining the linear spontaneity of a sketch with a deep admiration for Japanese woodcuts, Whistler’s innovative prints helped to spark an etching revival among British painters in the 1860s, a full decade before the advent of French Impressionism.
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Title
Rotherhithe
Dates
1860, published 1871
Maker
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 27.7 x 20 cm. (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.)
sheet: 38 x 27 cm. (14 15/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Brooks Emeny, Class of 1924
Object Number
x1967-16
Place Depicted
Europe, England, London, Rotherhithe
Signatures
Signed and dated in plate, lower left: Whistler. 1860
Inscription
Gallery number in graphite, recto lower right corner: a 38538
Gallery number in graphite, verso :A51271
Marks/Labels/Seals
De Erven De Blauw watermark: [large beehive]
Reference Numbers
Glasgow 70 vi/vi; Kennedy 66 iii; Mansfield 66
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