Print of building with doors open
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We see the side of an old building with wood siding. Vines climb up its left side, and foliage grows on its surface. The building appears to have at least two stories. On the upper floor, a set of open windows reveals vague shapes of figures inside. The lower floor has a large open front door, revealing a spare, shed-like space inside. The back wall of the space has a much smaller door, which is also open, revealing a bright square of outdoor space beyond the building. A figure stands near the right edge of the far door.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.262
People
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American (Lowell, MA 1834 - 1903 London, England)
Title
Doorway and Vine
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1879-1880
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/12371

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and drypoint printed in black ink on off-white Japanese paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 23.1 x 16.8 cm (9 1/8 x 6 5/8 in.)
sheet: 24.6 x 17.2 cm (9 11/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.l. signature tab with butterfly signature
  • collector's mark: verso lower left, black stamp: EHM [within a circular borderline] [E. M. Henn (Lugt 872b)]
  • inscription: lower edge left, on a tab extending below the platemark, graphite: butterfly imp
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: a49605 [partially struck through] / H1851 D / 2nd state (Trial pf) [the last is perhaps in Whistler's hand]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
E. M. Henn, (872b).

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
Glasgow vi/xviii
Standard Reference Number
Kennedy 196, Glasgow 191

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.262
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

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