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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

The Two Doorways,

Maker

  • James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Title

The Two Doorways

Medium

etching, drypoint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Etching and drypoint on medium weight cream laid paper

Techniques

  • Etching and drypoint on medium weight cream laid paper

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 20.2 x 29.2 cm (7 15/16 x 11 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto:signed in pencil on tab: monogramimp.Verso:in pencil in LL:a37344; in LR:HVOv v ØIn Plate--In UL, between the two archways:butterfly monogram

Marks: Partial Watermark:shield with fleur de lis over initials GR

Identification

State

12th of 13

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.18

The Two Doorways
from the "First Venice Set"

Whistler to Weidenaar

American Prints 1870-1950

Recto:signed in pencil on tab: monogramimp.Verso:in pencil in LL:a37344; in LR:HVOv v ØIn Plate--In UL, between the two archways:butterfly monogram

Marks: Partial Watermark:shield with fleur de lis over initials GR

12th of 13

Publications

Whistler to Weidenaar

American Prints 1870-1950

Exhibition History

A Private Collection Goes Public

September 18 - November 8, 1987
The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is The Two Doorways with the accession number of 84.198.18. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.
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