Image

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Nocturne: Palaces

Description

Maker

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Title

Nocturne: Palaces
from the "The Second Venice Set"

Year

1879-1880, published 1886-1887

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

plate tone

Supports

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 29.4 x 20 cm (11 9/16 x 7 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto:signed in pencil on tab with butterfly monogram and imp.Verso:in pencil in LL:A96300 ; in LR:EOXV ; on tab:2

Marks: Partial Watermark:Shield with fleur-de-lis over initialsGR

Identification

State

8th of 12

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.24

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Private Collection Goes Public
Prints from the Fazzano Brothers Gift
Sep 18, 1987 – Nov 08, 1987
Master Prints from the Permanent Collection
Jun 21, 1985 – Sep 08, 1985

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Tombstone

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)
Nocturne: Palaces; from the "The Second Venice Set", 1879-1880, published 1886-1887
Etching and drypoint with plate tone on medium weight cream laid paper
Plate/Image: 29.4 x 20 cm (11 9/16 x 7 7/8 inches)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.24

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