Boston Public LibraryJames McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings / American Artists
Thames warehouses
Item Information
- Title:
- Thames warehouses
- Description:
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In the midstream is a large laden barge upon which a man is standing, and beyond it appears the stern of a barge on which are two men. At the left is a long row of warehouses, in front of which are numerous barges and a few larger vessels. In the distance, beyond shipping, there rises a great volume of smoke. On the nearest warehouse, "Fred Vink & Co., Rope & Sail Makers." On the next, "Smith & Son. Hermitage Coal Wharf." On a large dark warehouse beyond, "Hore's Wharf." In the right lower corner, "Whistler, 1859."
- Artist:
- Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
- Name on Item:
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Whistler
- Date:
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1859
- 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
Piers & wharves
Waterfronts
Warehouses
- Places:
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England > Thames (river)
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching ; plate mark 8 x 21 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076k63d
- 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. 38
Handwritten on item: "One of sixteen etchings" (Thames set)
- Notes (date):
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Date from item.
- 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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First state of two.
The lines of the sky behind the vessels in the distance are quite plain. There are three slanting lines in the water, just to the right of the pole held by the man in the stern of the boat, at the left of whom stands a shadowy figure (Lenox Library).
- Identifier:
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17_14_000016a
W. 1188 (no longer used)
- Barcode:
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36666000188298
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