James Abbott McNeill Whistler

The Bridge, Santa Marta

Maker

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Title

The Bridge, Santa Marta
from the "Second Venice Set"

Year

1879/1880

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

etching, drypoint

Supports

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 29.7 x 20.3 cm (11 11/16 x 8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto:signed in pencil on tab with butterfly monogram and imp. Verso:in pencil in LL:W171 C201/II; in pencil tab:HMIn Plate--In LR:butterfly monogram

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./ MUSEUM/OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLAND all inscribed in a circle. Stamped in black ink on verso:HW (Harris Whittemore collector's mark {Lugt 1384a}) Stamped in magenta ink on verso of tab:HM[Howard Marshfield collector's mark{Lugt 1342})

Identification

State

2nd of 9

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Purchased and Presented by Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

52.297

Type

Exhibition History

Japonisme
The Influence of Japanese Art on the West
Nov 04, 1994 – Jan 22, 1995

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
The Bridge, Santa Marta; from the "Second Venice Set", 1879/1880
Etching and drypoint on medium weight cream wove paper
Plate/Image: 29.7 x 20.3 cm (11 11/16 x 8 inches)
Purchased and Presented by Henry D. Sharpe 52.297

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