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Whistler, James Abbott McNeill,
Waterscape -- Wharf
Waterscape -- Boat
Waterscape -- Time
Waterscape -- Weather
Cityscape -- River
Cityscape -- England
Cityscape -- England
Figure group
Painting
Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf, (painting).
Artist:
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, 1834-1903, painter.
Title:
Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf, (painting).
Other Titles:
Chelsea Wharf: Grey and Silver, (painting).
Dates:
ca. 1864/1868.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
24 x 18 1/8 in. (61 x 46 cm)
Description:
Chelsea wharf with figures on the embankment in foreground, boats tied to a pier, and buildings across the river barely visible through the fog.
Subject:
Waterscape
--
Wharf
Waterscape
--
Boat
Waterscape
--
Time
--
Dusk
Waterscape
--
Weather
--
Fog
Cityscape
--
River
--
Thames River
Cityscape
--
England
--
London
Cityscape
--
England
--
Chelsea
Figure group
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20565 Accession Number: 1942.9.99 (695)
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Whistler, James Abbott McNeill,
Potter, Gerald, London, England
Boussod, Valladon & Cie, New York, New York
Widener, Peter A. B., Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
Widener Collection, 1942.
References:
Torchia, Robert Wilson, "American paintings of the nineteenth century; part 2," Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1998.
National Gallery of Art, 1988, 1990.
"American paintings and sculpture: an illustrated catalogue," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1970.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Torchia, Robert Wilson, "American paintings of the nineteenth century; part 2," Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1998, pg. 247.
"American paintings and sculpture: an illustrated catalogue," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1970, pg. 123.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 08600671
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