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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

The Beach, Ostend

Description

Maker

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

Title

The Beach, Ostend

Year

1887

Medium

Etching on laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Etching on laid paper

Materials

etching

Supports

Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 8.1 x 18.1 cm (3 3/16 x 7 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto:Signed in pencil on tab in LL with butterfly monogram and imp.

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ARTsurrounded byPROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in circle Stamped in black ink on verso:HW = Harris G. Whittemore collector mark (Lugt 1384a) Partial collector's mark (cut off) stamped in blue ink on verso on tab:Howard Mansfield collector mark (Lugt 1342) Partial Watermark:lion withion fence

Identification

State

only state

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. Henry D. Sharpe

Object Number

52.295

Type

Prints

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903)

The Beach, Ostend, 1887

Etching on laid paper

Plate/Image: 8.1 x 18.1 cm (3 3/16 x 7 1/8 inches)

Gift of Mr. Henry D. Sharpe 52.295

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