Nocturne

James Abbott McNeill Whistlerca. 1879

Details

Title: Nocturne
Creator: James McNeill Whistler
Date Created: ca. 1879
Subject Keywords: cancellation proofs, Italy, marine views, print states, Venice
Signatures / Inscriptions: Unsigned; inscribed in pencil on mat: “with my compliments, McW 1917”
Set or Series Title: Venice, Whistler, Twelve Etchings (The First Venice Set)
Print State: Fifth of five states, from cancelled plate
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), 1947
Materials & Techniques: Etching printed from cancelled plate on laid paper
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Cancellation proof made from a cancelled plate which earlier had been used (uncancelled) to print an etching from the set "Venice. Whistler, Twelve Etchings," known as the "First Venice Set," published by the Fine Art Society, London, 1880
Dimensions: 1903
Bibliography: Kennedy 184 v/v
Associated People: Created by James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Accession Number: 1947.D1.292.1

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