Two Doorways

James Abbott McNeill Whistlerca. 1879-1880

Details

Title: Two Doorways
Creator: James McNeill Whistler
Date Created: ca. 1879-1880
Subject Keywords: doorways, Italy, Venice
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in pencil on tab, lower left: butterfly monogram and “imp.”; inscribed in plate, lower left: butterfly monogram; inscribed in pencil in artist’s hand on verso, lower right: “Before last state” and butterfly monogram
Set or Series Title: Venice, Whistler, Twelve Etchings (The First Venice Set)
Print State: Fifth of six 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), 1952
Materials & Techniques: Etching and drypoint printed in brown ink on laid paper. Watermark: Fragment cartouche with fleur-de-lis
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 193 v/vi
Associated People: Created by James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Accession Number: 1952.D3.13

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