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The Embroidered Curtain

Print
1889 (made)
Artist/Maker
Whistler (artist)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (made)

Etching and drypoint by James McNeill Whistler, 'The Embroidered Curtain'; 1889. Signed in pencil.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Embroidered Curtain (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching and drypoint on paper
Paper
Printing Ink
Etching (Printing Process)
Drypoint
Brief description
Etching and drypoint by James McNeill Whistler, 'The Embroidered Curtain'; 1889.
Physical description
Etching and drypoint by James McNeill Whistler, 'The Embroidered Curtain'; 1889. Signed in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 240mm
  • Image width: 160mm
Cut
Marks and inscriptions
(Signed in pencil)
Credit line
Acquired from The University of Glasgow Art Collection, The Hunterian Museum, Glasgow in 1969
Object history
W. Sup. 356; K.410, 6th state.
Subjects depicted
Curtains
Canals
Faøcades
Place depicted
Amsterdam
Bibliographic references
  • Kennedy, Edward G. The Etched Work of Whistler. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978. No.410, 6th state.
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1969
  • The following reference is from p. 66 of Whistler, J. (2007). James McNeill Whistler. London: Fine Art Society: 'The Embroidered Curtain is probably the best known of the Amsterdam etchings. It contains the elements which exemplify these works. It is a frontal view which shows the facade of late 17th century buildings at 52-54 Palmgracht in the Jordaan district, which no longer exists. In 1895, the canal was filled in... In April 1890 a set of the Amsterdam etchings was exhibited at Robert Dunthorne's gallery in London, where George Bernhard Shaw saw them. Pennell records that Shaw remarked "The most exquisite renderings by the most independent man of the century".
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.75-1969

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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