Nocturne

James Abbott McNeill Whistler1879-1880

Details

Title: Nocturne
Creator: James McNeill Whistler
Date Created: 1879-1880
Subject Keywords: Italy, marine views, Venice
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in pencil on tab, lower left: butterfly monogram and “imp”; signed in pencil on verso, lower right: “selected proof” and butterfly monogram; inscribed in pencil on verso: “This is the proof that Whistler selected and exhibited in London when the Venice set was first shown. It comes from the collection of Mr. Rawlinson to whom Whistler sold it. F.K.” [Frederick Keppel]
Set or Series Title: Venice, Whistler, Twelve Etchings (The First Venice Set)
Print State: Fourth of five states
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 and drypoint printed in brown ink on laid paper
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: 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 iv/v
Associated People: Created by James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Accession Number: 1947.D1.292

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