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The Lime-Burner,
1859
James McNeill Whistler, 1834–1903; born Lowell, MA; died London, England; active England and Paris, France
x1969-208
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
The Lime-Burner
Dates
1859
Maker
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 25.1 x 17.8 cm. (9 7/8 x 7 in.)
sheet: 36.3 x 27 cm. (14 5/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David H. McAlpin, Class of 1920, and Mrs. McAlpin, in memory of Clifton R. Hall
Object Number
x1969-208
Place Depicted
Europe, England, London
Signatures
Signed and dated in plate, lower right: Whistler.1859.
also signed in plate, lower left: Whistler.
Inscription
In graphite lower center: 7/ 38. The Lime Burners/ Z1
In graphite lower right: a 1702- / 2LO[...]/ c.773/ 6.
Reference Numbers
Glasgow 55 i/ii; Kennedy 46 i/ii; Mansfield 45
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