Street in Saverne, 1858

Not on View

Medium

etching and open bite or sandpaper ground on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 20.9 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)

sheet: 26.2 x 18.1 cm (10 5/16 x 7 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

Catalogue Raisonné

MacDonald 2012, no. 14, state iv/iv

Accession Number

2005.99.38

Artists / Makers

James McNeill Whistler (artist) American, 1834 - 1903

Image Use

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Inscription

"Whistler" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "a16227" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "9" lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "msx" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Marks and Labels

(Frederic R. Halsey collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1308). "RCK" (Ruth Cole Kainen collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 4740).

Provenance

(Kennedy Galleries, New York); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4740), purchased April, 1972; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Kainen, Jacob, Mrs.
Kennedy Galleries

Bibliography

1910: Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. New York: Grolier Club, 1910, no. 19, v/v.

2012: MacDonald, Margaret F., Grischka Petri, Joanna Meacock.James McNeill Whistler: The Etchings, a catalogue raisonné. University of Glasgow on-line website at http://etchings.arts.gla.ac.uk. University of Glasgow, 2012, no. 14, state iv/iv.